Hearing in front of European Parliament awaits Czech EU commissioner

Stefan Füle, the designated EU commissioner of the Czech Republic, will be appearing in front of the European Parliament as part of a hearing mandatory for all EU commissioners. Mr. Füle’s hearing is scheduled to take place on January 12. Mr. Füle has been criticized by some Czech deputies of the EU Parliament for his communist past. His diplomatic career started before 1989 when he was a member of the Communist Party. The commissioner-designate will be examined in terms of his expertise as well as his personal and political skills and his aptness for the portfolio in question ie. EU enlargement. In related news, Serbia on Tuesday filed its official application for EU membership.