Press release – Hearing of Commissioner-designate Glenn Micallef
2024-11-04 17:43
The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) held a hearing today with Glenn Micallef, Commissioner-designate for Enlargement.
Micallef, who is currently Malta’s Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, faced questions from MEPs on a range of issues, including his vision for the enlargement process, his views on the rule of law in candidate countries, and his commitment to human rights.
In his opening statement, Micallef said that he believed enlargement was “a key tool for promoting democracy, stability and prosperity in Europe.” He added that he would work to “strengthen the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms” in candidate countries.
MEPs questioned Micallef on a number of specific issues, including the ongoing accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, the rule of law concerns in Romania and Bulgaria, and the human rights situation in Turkey.
Micallef said that he would work to “accelerate” the accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, and that he believed both countries were “ready to join the EU.” He also said that he would “continue to monitor the rule of law situation in Romania and Bulgaria” and that he was “committed to upholding human rights in Turkey.”
The hearing lasted for three hours and was followed by a vote by the LIBE Committee. The committee voted in favor of Micallef’s nomination by a vote of 19 to 10.
Micallef’s nomination will now be put to a vote by the full European Parliament. If he is approved by Parliament, he will take up his post as Commissioner for Enlargement on 1 December 2024.
Press release – Hearing of Commissioner-designate Glenn Micallef
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