KROES ASSURED OF CONFIRMATION IN EU DIGITAL AGENDA JOB AFTER SECOND HEARING
January 1st, 2010
BY DAVID HAWORTH
DUTCH liberal politician Neelie Kroes was assured of confirmation as the European Union's (EU) digital agenda Commissioner, with responsibility for publishing industry affairs, after an unusual second hearing at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Her one-hour closed-door session with EP party leaders followed complaints that her answers at a first conformation hearing last week were "lacklustre and somewhat vague."
Whatever was said this time round, however, dispelled doubts about her suitability for the job. "She gave ...
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