MEPs demand the Council submit a new Polish candidate

The European Parliament voted to partially renew the European Court of Auditors (ECA), as the terms of the Czech, Latvian, Polish and Slovenian members expire on 6 May 2022.

MEPs demand the Council not to extend the term of office of the Polish ECA member Marek Opiola, with 534 MEPs voting against his candidacy, 151 in favor, and 9 abstaining. Parliament had already rejected the nomination of Mr. Opiola in 2020 but he was appointed by the Council, which is not obliged to follow Parliament’s recommendation.

On Wednesday MEPs gave a favorable opinion to the prolongation of the mandates of Czech ECA member Jan Gregor (656 votes to 22 and 16 abstentions) and Latvian member Mihails Kozlovs (630 votes to 45 and 19 abstentions).

They also endorsed the Slovenian candidate, Jorg Kristijan Petrovič, with 487 votes to 196 and 11 abstentions.

(WBJ)