Appointment of Maroš Šefčovič as Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

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Reports, analyses and information on the appointment of Slovakia's Maros Sefcovic as Vice-President for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight, in the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen.

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Maroš Šefčovič is a Slovak diplomat and politician. ​​​​​​​He has been a European Commissioner since 2009, becoming one of a set of individuals to be transferred from the previous European Commission. Mr Šefčovič was formally announced on 9 September 2019 by the President of the European Commission. His portfolio was known on the following day, set to take on the role as Commission's Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight. His hearing at the European Parliament was held on 30 September, which resulted in a formal endorsement of the candidate by the relevant committees.

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European Commission: President-elect von der Leyen’s Mission Letter to Maroš Šefčovič https://ec.europa.eu/commission/files/maros-sefcovics-mission-letter_en
European Parliament: Maroš Šefčovič’s replies to the European Parliament questionnaire https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20190927RES62428/20190927RES62428.pdf
European Parliament: Press Release, 01/10/2019: Hearing of Vice-President-designate Maroš Šefčovič https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20190926IPR62227/
European Parliament: Hearing of Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President-designate, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/hearing-of-maros-sefcovic-vice-president-designate-interinstitutional-relations-and-foresight_13206_pk

News
The Slovak Spectator, 10/09/2019: Šefčovič continues as vice-president of the Commission https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22208959/sefcovic-continues-as-vice-president-of-the-commission.html
EurActiv, 26/09/2019: Sefcovic forsees ‘an Airbus for batteries, for 5G, AI, green tech’ https://www.euractiv.com/section/batteries/interview/sefcovic-forsees-an-airbus-for-batteries-5g-ai-green-tech/
The Slovak Spectator, 01/10/2019: Šefčovič recommended for EU commissioner post https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22226494/sefcovic-to-be-recommended-for-the-european-commissioner.html

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