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What Will Happen to V4 After Hungary’s Vote of Destiny?
31 March 2026
Ursula von der Leyen’s balancing act for the next European Commission will face a harsh reality at the hearings of the European Parliament, especially for nominees from the region.
The hearings of Commissioners-designate are scheduled to take place between 30 September and 8 October in Brussels. After President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her chosen team of commissioners for the next five years, each of the designates will face a hearing by the committees of the European Parliament (EP) responsible for the portfolio.
Although the EP can give each individual nominee a tough vetting process, in the plenary meeting it can only approve the team in its entirety through a majority of votes cast, before the European Council appoints the new European Commission. As a consequence, the EP often exerts indirect pressure on designates deemed unsuitable or unwanted for the position of commissioner.
Before the EP plenary vote in Strasbourg on 23 October, we can expect parliamentary committees to draw battle lines with Ursula von der Leyen and her team, to weed out any problematic nominations.
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