The approval came after her confirmation hearing in the European Parliament

The European Parliament has approved the nomination of Bulgarian Ekaterina Zaharieva as European Commissioner. She will be in charge of the "Start-ups, Research and Innovation" portfolio. 

After her confirmation hearing in the European Parliament, which lasted more than three hours, Zaharieva said that it had been organised in a fair way and that the questions had been very competent and constructive. 

Редактор: Ина Григорова