The Commission candidate of the European Union’s smallest country is stepping up to the plate.
In the lead-up to his hearing, Malta’s Glenn Micallef captured attention for all the wrong reasons: He’s young (35); he’s a man (and his country didn’t pitch a second female candidate to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen); and he’d never held ministerial office.
It landed Micallef the comparatively light Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport portfolio. But von der Leyen pushed intergenerational fairness — the idea of not harming future generations — as a key concept in her program and asked her youngest incoming commissioner to develop a strategy underpinning it.
The hearing could feature several other thorny topics: Creators and artists see their work threatened by the rise of artificial intelligence, while young people grapple with myriad problems — among them mental health problems or cyberbullying. It all could make for a spicy exchange with lawmakers.
Tune in for all the action on Monday, Nov. 4, from 2.30 p.m.
In the meantime, you can find some background reading here:
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