The Commissioner-designate for Enlargement and Neighbourhood, Olivér Várhelyi, did not convince, on Thursday 14 November, during his hearing before the Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.
At their Coordinators' meeting, held at the end of the hearing, the EPP, ECR and ID groups voted in favour of the appointment of Mr Várhelyi, while the S&D, the Greens/EFA and the GUE/NGL opposed it.
This opposition is not a surprise, given the attacks from members of...