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EUROPEAN COMMISSION Parliamentary hearings

Šemeta struggles to convince MEPs

By Simon Taylor  -  12.01.2010 / 18:29 CET
Lithuania's commissioner-designate conveyed knowledge in his parliamentary hearing, but not conviction or clarity.

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Fact file

ALGIRDAS ŠEMETA

Taxation and customs union, audit and anti-fraud

Nationality: Lituanian

Political Affiliation: EPP

Previous job: European commissioner for financial programming and budget

Age: 47

Strongest MEP statement 

“The commissioner-designate has an awful lot of homework to do. What he has said today has not made a lot of sense.” 

Astrid Lulling, European People's Party MEP from Luxembourg.

Algirdas Šemeta, in his own words

“I am a results-oriented person.”  

Principal clash with MEPs

Independence for OLAF.

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