After the hearing, representatives of the main political groups agreed to ask the commission - the EU's executive - and their own legal service for confirmation that Jeleva's declaration was in line with EU transparency rules, effectively freezing her application. ... [Martin Schulz's request that Bulgaria withdraw Jeleva] provoked a bitter response from conservative politicians, who described the dispute as a liberal and left-wing 'witch-hunt' and launched their own attacks on liberal and socialist candidates. ... Szajer said that his party was seriously worried by anti-Roma remarks allegedly made by the centre-left Slovak candidate for the post of commission vice-president, Maros Sefcovic, in 2005.
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[Martin Schulz's request that Bulgaria withdraw Jeleva] provoked a bitter response from conservative politicians, who described the dispute as a liberal and left-wing 'witch-hunt' and launched their own attacks on liberal and socialist candidates.
Szajer said that his party was seriously worried by anti-Roma remarks allegedly made by the centre-left Slovak candidate for the post of commission vice-president, Maros Sefcovic, in 2005.
A Bulgarian liberal MEP, Antonyia Parvanova, disputed Ms Jeleva's declaration that she had ended her involvement with the Bulgarian firm Global Consult in 2007. Ms Parvanova claims she was still managing the company until 2009. Any undeclared financial interest would put Ms Jeleva in breach of European Union rules.
Ms Parvanova claims she was still managing the company until 2009.
Any undeclared financial interest would put Ms Jeleva in breach of European Union rules.
She denied several times that an official statement outlining her career was incomplete for the years 2007 to 2009. A political opponent at home in Bulgaria, Antonyia Parvanova, said at the hearing that the information that E.U. lawmakers had heard from Ms. Jeleva was "not the truth." Ms. Jeleva rejected the assertion, saying that all of her documentation "can be checked and will be found to be in compliance with Bulgarian law."
A political opponent at home in Bulgaria, Antonyia Parvanova, said at the hearing that the information that E.U. lawmakers had heard from Ms. Jeleva was "not the truth."
Ms. Jeleva rejected the assertion, saying that all of her documentation "can be checked and will be found to be in compliance with Bulgarian law."
European Parliament exercises its role as democratic watchdog
