Monsieur le Président, peut-être pouvez-vous demander à la Commission de nous expliquer les raisons de cette distinction et de nous dire pourquoi un commissaire a cessé d’exercer ses fonctions dès le jour où il est devenu candidat, tandis qu’un autre n’y renoncera qu’une semaine environ après sa nomination.
Perhaps, Mr President, you can ask the Commission to inform us why this distinction has been made and to explain why in one case the Commissioner in question ceased to perform his duties on the day he became a candidate, whereas in another case the Commissioner will not relinquish his duties until about a week after his nomination.
