Current Affairs Czech EU commissioner-designate grilled by MEPs

12-01-2010 16:49 | Daniela Lazarová

Parliamentary hearings to assess the suitability of candidates for the new European Commission are underway in Brussels with the spotlight now on Štefan Füle, the Czech commissioner-designate for enlargement and neighbourhood policy. Mr. Füle, an experienced career diplomat, is generally seen as highly suitable for the post, but some members of the European Parliament have questioned his communist past.

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