Next steps

The Commissioners-designate are first scrutinised by the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) for potential conflicts of interest. This is followed by the hearing process by the responsible committees. To this end, the Commissioners must first answer written questions, after which the hearings are expected to begin on 4 November. In the subsequent votes, one representative of each political group cast their vote (weighted according to the size of the political group in the committee); a two-thirds majority is required for confirmation. If this is not achieved, the candidate must answer additional written questions or return for another hearing before the vote is taken again.