Várhelyi (left) with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. (Photo: MTI/KKM/Mátyás Borsos) 

The deadline for responding to the questions is noon on Monday, November 18, Duch said.

Várhelyi responded to the committeeʼs questions for several hours at the public hearing in the morning on Thursday.

Committee hearings for Franceʼs Commissioner-designate for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, and Romaniaʼs Commissioner-designate for Transport, Adina-Ioana Valean, were also held on Thursday. The respective committees recommended the approval of both after the hearings.