The European Parliament will not set a formal timetable for the preparation and holding of hearings of the remaining Commissioners-designate until the European Commission has formally notified its President, David Sassoli, of the identities of the candidates and the portfolios allocated to them.
This timetable could be quickly clarified, since on Monday 4 November Ludovic Orban's centrist government won a vote of confidence in the Romanian Parliament. The motion of the Romanian deputies was...