Austria’s Magnus Brunner, nominated to succeed Ylva Johansson as European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, passed his exam in front of the MEPs on Tuesday 5 November.
Having adopted a balanced stance on most subjects, in particular immigration, between the imperative of firmness and maintaining democratic safeguards by respecting the work of NGOs and safeguarding fundamental rights, Mr Brunner obtained the backing of the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe and ECR groups, i.e. the 2/3...