07/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – At its plenary session on Wednesday 7 October, MEPs approved by a large majority (583 votes in favour, 75 against and 37 abstentions) the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as European Commissioner for Financial Services. At her hearing before the Economic Affairs Committee (ECON) last week (see EUROPE B12573A7), the Irish Christian Democrat showed strong mastery of the issues and confirmed that she would put European interests ahead of Irish interests, in...