MEPs to Hear Kristalina Georgieva on October 2

Kristalina Georgieva, the nominee to become EU Commission Vice President for Budget and Human Resources, will be questioned at the European Parliament on October 2, the EP press office has announced.

Georgieva will be facing questions from three EP committees, namely those responsible for budgets, budgetary controls and legal affairs.

Each hearing is expected to take three hours at least.

All EU Commissioner candidates are to be officially approved or rejected on October 22 on the Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg.

The Commission take over from the outgoing executive body on November 1 if all members have been given the green light.