The outcome of the confirmation hearing in the European Parliament of Valdis Dombrovskis, who is running for a third term as European Commissioner, this time responsible for the Economy and Productivity, was hardly in doubt on Thursday 7 November. His performance enabled him to demonstrate his in-depth knowledge of economic and fiscal issues, in an exchange with MEPs that focused on simplifying the rules and reducing the administrative burden.
Drawing on his previous mandate, during which...