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MEPs reject Polish candidate for EU auditor 16. Dec 2020, 07:11 MEPs voted, on Tuesday, by a huge majority of 536 votes against 156, to reject Marek Opioła, a Polish MP from the ruling, right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, to fill Poland's seat at the EU Court of Auditors, a financial watchdog in Luxembourg. The secret ballot, following Opioła's hearing, did not give reasons, but came amid toxic EU-PiS relations over abuse of rule of law and homophobic politics. Read and decide Get instant access to all articles — and 20 years of archives. 14-day free trial. Choose your plan Our...

The post of the Polish member has been vacant for over a year  MEPs on Tuesday voted to reject a candidate nominated by the Polish government to become a member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The European Parliament, by 536 votes to 156 and 3 abstentions delivered, in a secret ballot, a negative opinion on Mr Marek Opioła, who was nominated by Poland to become a member of the European Court of Auditors. After a hearing with the Polish candidate Mr Marek Opioła on 7 December, the EP Budgetary Control Committee recommended that the Parliament should not endorse his candidacy.

© European Union 2020 – Source : EP/Christian CREUTZ The agreement reached in the European Council meeting of 10‑11 December, which should unblock the adoption of the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) agreed last month, means that budgetary issues are likely to be the focus of this session. (Although the agenda will only formally change when the session opens.) The relevant committees are expected to meet on Monday evening, to consider the draft MFF Regulation, the accompanying draft interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, and the proposed regulation on ‘rul...