On Thursday 3 October, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) began examining the declarations of interest made by Commissioners-designate, which constitutes a decisive stage before the confirmation hearings. However, The Left group in the European Parliament has voiced strong criticism of the lack of transparency and effectiveness of this process.
The group’s co-chair, Manon Aubry (French), was outraged at the lack of independent scrutiny of conflicts of interest,...