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Hungary's Oliver Varhelyi was requested to provide additional assurances that he will be independent from prime minister Viktor Orban (Photo: European Parliament)

Von der Leyen commission on track for December start

The largest political groups in the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee supported Hungarian commissioner-designate for enlargement Oliver Varhelyi on Monday (18 November).

Varhelyi became the final commissioner-designate to be approved by MEPs, and the move means that commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen's new executive is on track to take office on 1 December.

Varhelyi was approved after he responded on Monday to further written questions following

Hungary's Oliver Varhelyi was requested to provide additional assurances that he will be independent from prime minister Viktor Orban (Photo: European Parliament)

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