laszlo andor

February 05, 2010, 10:13 CET

EP committee approves Hungary's commissioner-designate

Laszlo Andor, Hungary's European Union Commissioner-designate "gave an adequate impression of his aptitude to be a member of the College of Commissioners" before the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, according to a letter by the committee's coordinators... [read complete entry]

January 07, 2010, 10:46 CET

Hungary's EC candidate focuses on employment, social policy

The European Commission must focus on employment and social policy due to the impact of the economic crisis, Hungary's candidate to the European Commission Laszlo Andor said at his parliamentary hearing on Wednesday. Andor, who is expected to be given... [read complete entry]

November 30, 2009, 10:41 CET

EC Commissioner designate gets employment and social affairs post

Laszlo Andor, Hungary's EC Commissioner designate, will get the employment and social affairs post, it was announced in Brussels on Friday. An economist by profession, Andor, 43, has been a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development board,... [read complete entry]

November 12, 2009, 09:48 CET

Fidesz opposes nomination of Andor as Hungary's EC commissioner

Fidesz MEPs will not support the nomination of László Andor to the EU Commission, the group announced on Wednesday. Andor has no experience in public administration, politics or EU matters, and he is unknown both in Hungary and the EU,... [read complete entry]

November 09, 2009, 10:42 CET

EC commissioner-designate says unconcerned about domestic politics

Hungary's new candidate for European Commissioner Laszlo Andor told Monday's Nepszabadsag daily that he expects to succeed as an European Commissioner regardless of whether a left or right wing government is in power in Hungary. "I already have experience of... [read complete entry]

November 06, 2009, 11:03 CET

Former EBRD director Andor named Hungary's nominee for EU Commission

Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on Thursday designated László Andor, a member of the board of directors of the EBRD, to the EU Commission, saying there can be no doubt about the candidate's ability and integrity. At a joint press briefing... [read complete entry]

October 15, 2009, 09:16 CET

Former Finance Minister confident of European Commission nomination

I've always suspected that former Finance Minister János Veres was an optimist. The man who was finance minister as the government tanked the economy always insisted that he would also be the one to rescue it. Needles to say, that... [read complete entry]

October 14, 2009, 09:23 CET

Socialists considing five candidates for Hungary's EU commissioner

The national board of the ruling Socialist party is to put forward a list of five possible candidates to represent Hungary in the European Commission, the party's leader Ildiko Lendvai told MTI on Tuesday. Lendvai said the party recommended to... [read complete entry]