Malmström under the spotlight as hearings begin

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Series Details 29.09.14
Publication Date 29/09/2014
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The first EU Commissioner nominee for the period 2014-2019 to be interviewed by the European Parliament was Sweden's Cecilia Malmström on 29 September 2014.

Mrs Malmström was given the trade portfolio and was expected to face questions from the EP's Trade Committee on the way she would handle the free trade negotiations with the United States.
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