# Procedures and practices regarding commissioner hearings, lessons to be taken from the 2014 process

European Parliament procedure 2015/2040(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / ENVI / JURI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 134 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2015-03-20 and 2015-04-21.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on procedures and practices for commissioner hearings, drawing lessons from the 2014 process. Amendments treat the public hearings of Commissioners-designate as an established practice, propose changes to Annex XVI to the Rules of Procedure and Rule 118, request that Member States nominate candidates by a deadline and put forward male and female candidates, and address opening statements, follow-up questions and the role of media and social media.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvie GOULARD | France | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97137.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112748.md |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/840.md |
| Mary HONEYBALL | United Kingdom | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5846.md |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | PfE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36392.md |
| Pavel TELIČKA | Czechia | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124706.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124722.md |
| Claudia ȚAPARDEL | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124793.md |
| Valentinas MAZURONIS | Lithuania | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124768.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96725.md |
| Wim van de CAMP | Netherlands | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96754.md |
| Clare MOODY | United Kingdom | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124944.md |

## Official source documents

- PE552.013: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-552013_EN.pdf
- PE552.132: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-552132_EN.pdf
- PE554.817: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-554817_EN.pdf
- PE554.914: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-554914_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2040-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2040-INI.json

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