Hearing of Wopke Hoekstra - Commissioner-designate - (Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth) - Thursday, 7 November 2024 - Brussels

Sep 17, 2026

Hearing of Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner-designate for climate action, net-zero and clean growth before the European Parliament. The transcript records the opening welcome by committee chairs, the procedural description of the four question-and-answer rounds and timing rules, and references to prior written responses and interest-conflict checks. It highlights cooperation commitments, multilingual interpretation arrangements, and the expectation of regular committee and plenary engagement. The hearing proceeds toward Hoekstra’s opening statement, with interpretation in 23 languages and live streaming.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages52

Reading Time2 h 11 min

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Hearing opening and procedures

Welcome and procedural framework

Question-and-answer rounds and time management

Opening statements and interpretation logistics

Commitments and cooperation expectations

COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, RESEARCH AND ENERGY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND MONETARY AFFAIRS INVITED COMMITTEES: COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND TOURISM SUBCOMMITTEE ON TAX MATTERS HEARING OF WOPKE HOEKSTRA COMMISSIONER-DESIGNATE (Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth) THURSDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2024 BRUSSELS 07-11-2024 2 1-0002-0000 ANTONIO DECARO Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety BORYS BUDKA Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy AURORE LALUCQ Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 1-0003-0000 (The hearing opened at 9:03) 1-0004-0000 Antonio Decaro, Presidente della commissione ENVI.– Buongiorno a tutti. Desidero porgere il benvenuto al Commissario designato per il clima, l'azzeramento delle emissioninette e la crescita pulita, Wopke Hoekstra, a questa audizione congiunta di conferma, organizzata dalle commissioni ENVI, ITRE ed ECON. Desidero anche porgere il benvenuto a tutti i membri delle tre commissioni responsabili in maniera congiunta di questa audizione, ai membri delle due commissioni invitate, EMPL e TRAN, e dellasottocommissione invitata, FISH, e a tutti i presenti. Salutiamo anche chi ci sta guardando in diretta streaming. Do il benvenuto ai miei colleghi co-presidenti di questa audizione, Borys e Aurore, che sono presidenti delle due commissioni che dirigeranno questa audizione di conferma. Devo ricordare che il Parlamento valuta i Commissari designati sulla base delle loro competenze generali, del loro impegno europeo e della loro indipendenza personale. Valuta anche la loroconoscenza del futuro portafoglio e le loro capacità di comunicazione. Prima dell'audizione, il Commissario designato, Hoekstra, ha risposto per iscritto a un questionariodi preparazione. Le risposte scritte sono state distribuite a tutti i deputati in tutte le lingue. La commissione giuridica ha valutato, sulla base dei documenti presentati, l'eventuale esistenza di conflitti d'interesse reali o potenziali. Non ha sollevato obiezioni allo svolgimento dell'audizione. Do ora la parola al co-presidente Borys Budka che presenterà la struttura di questa audizione di conferma. 1-0005-0000 Borys Budka, Chair of the ITRE Committee.– Grazie presidente, before we proceed, let me explain the structure of this confirmation hearing. Mr Hoekstra will make an opening oral statement of maximum 15 minutes, not hours, 15 minutes! After the introduction, there will be the time for four rounds of questions and answers. The first round is for political group coordinators. It will consist of five-minute slots, each with one minute for the question and two minutes for the answer from the Commissioner-designate. With a possibility–it's not necessary– of the followup question from the same Member, no longer than one minute, with one minute for the reply. The second round consists of three-minute slots for each Member, based on the overall distribution of speaking time among the political groups, including a representative from the non-attached Members. The third round of questions is for chairs ofthe invited committees with three-minute slots each. The final round of questions will be for political groups in reverse order, also with three-minuteslots each. All slots of three minutes will be divided into one minute for the questions and two minutes for the answers from the Commissioner-designate. And remember that 10 seconds before the end of the time, the stars appear on the monitor. After the final round of questions, Mr Hoekstra will have five minutes for a closing statement. In order to ensure the smooth running of the hearing, all the Chairs will be very strict with the speaking time and will not allow speakers to exceed their allocated time. I would like to draw attention to the fact that interpretation will be provided in 23 languages. A

FAQs

Who is being heard and for which role?

Wopke Hoekstra is heard as Commissioner-designate for climate action, net-zero and clean growth.

How is the hearing structured in terms of question rounds and speaking time?

The hearing includes four rounds of questions and answers, followed by a closing statement, with strict time limits for each slot and allocated time for questions and answers.

What preparation and compliance steps are referenced before the hearing?

The Commissioner-designate submitted written responses to a preparation questionnaire, and the legal committee assessed documents for real or potential conflicts of interest.

Sep 17, 2026

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