These top up their new salaries and are capped so the former officials' total remuneration does not exceed their old salary. But a spokesman for Open Europe was sharply critical of the practice. He also pointed out that potential conflicts of interest can arise when former commissioners continue to receive salaries from the Commission despite taking new government jobs.
And the revelation of these massive payments is unlikely to prove popular with many Europeans facing rising unemployment, spending cuts and higher taxes, says the BBC's Jonty Bloom in Brussels. EU pay dispute goes to top court.
How EU commissioners afford houses. The proposed distribution of portfolios will put Ms. Goulard at the epicenter of digital policy-making in the EU. Goulard would directly oversee most policies related to the Digital Single Market, from the development and roll out of 5G networks and new generation technologies, to the Internet of Things and cybersecurity, and would lead the efforts towards a new Digital Services Act, a much-talked about, far-reaching legislative initiative that seeks to reform a large number of EU laws regulating the online ecosystem.
Goulard has also been nominated to oversee the EU policies related to the internal market — which focus on promoting the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital across the EU — and lead a new Commission department for Defence Industry and Space. If confirmed, Goulard would oversee a considerably large portfolio and number of staff. Time and date of the hearing: Wednesday 2 October, In this capacity, she oversaw data protection and as such led the implementation work of the EU General Data Protection Regulation as it entered into application.
Time and date of the hearing: Monday 7 October, Didier Reynders, former Belgian foreign minister, has been nominated to become Commissioner for Justice and Consumers.
If confirmed in this position, he will be in charge of data protection, which involves ensuring the full implementation and enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
He is also poised to take part in the working group to ensure that the rule of law is upheld across the European Union and will oversee consumer protection and judicial cooperation between the Member States. Time and date of the hearing: Wednesday 2 October, 9. If confirmed in this position, she will be in charge of overseeing important files related to law enforcement access to data, including the proposed e-evidence legislation.
Issues like data retention, border controls, and passenger name records will also be under her portfolio. The past Commissions adopted legislation in these areas that often led to the establishment of surveillance measures in the EU; one of the challenges of her mandate will be to bring these laws in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EU jurisprudence.
Time and date of the hearing: Tuesday 1 October, Your info is secure with us. For the elections, Parliament introduced the system of lead candidates. Candidates for the remaining Commission portfolios have to go through a tough parliamentary vetting process too.
The Council , in agreement with the Commission President-elect, adopts a list of candidate commissioners, one for each member state. These Commissioners-designate appear before parliamentary committees in their prospective fields of responsibility. Each committee then meets to draw up its evaluation of the candidate's expertise and performance, which is sent to the President of the Parliament.
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