The coordinators of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee were unable to give the green light on Tuesday evening, 1 October, to the appointment of Swede Ylva Johansson as Commissioner for Home Affairs. As her nomination did not receive the necessary two-thirds of the votes, she will have to provide further written answers within 48 hours from the receipt of the corresponding questions, which were still being prepared on Wednesday 2 October.
Several groups expressed their...