Appointment of Tonio Borg as a Member of the Commission

The European Parliament adopted by 386 votes to 281, with 28 abstentions, a decision approving the appointment of Tonio BORG (MT) as Member of the Commission (Health portfolio) for the remainder of the Commission’s term of office until 31 October 2014.

This nomination comes as a result of the resignation of John DALLI (MT) on 16 October 2012.

Parliament’s decision follows the hearing of Mr BORG on 13 November 2012, led by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, in association with the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, as well as the statement of evaluation drawn up following that hearing.