Mr Šefčovič, who is currently in charge of Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, will be questioned by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety after he was assigned the role of Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, following Frans Timmermans’ decision to run as a candidate in the forthcoming general election campaign in the Netherlands.

The committees on Industry, Research and Energy, on Transport and Tourism and on Agriculture and Rural Development will participate in his hearing.

The hearing will take place from 8.30 to 11.30 in the European Parliament in Strasbourg in meeting room WEISS 1.4.

You can watch the hearing live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS+.

A press point by the committee chair Mr. Pascal Canfin (Renew, FR) is scheduled to take place after the hearing, next to the meeting room (tbc).

For further general information on the hearing and official documents, please see here.

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