„We welcome the positive result of today’s vote on the nomination of Tonio Borg as the new European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy. We put our trust in his commitment to be at the service of European citizens”, said Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group.”His professional record, his convincing presentation during the European Parliament’s hearing and his personal engagement qualify him to take up such an important post. I am happy that common sense has prevailed over the double standards of those who used ideological narrow-mindedness to attack the candidate”, he added.
„This is a victory of reason over intolerance and ideological partisanship. Tonio Borg’s professional competences and his commitment to European values is decisive for us. Tonio Borg should now get to work as soon as possible”, said Richard Seeber MEP, EPP Group Co-Coordinator in the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament.
„Today’s vote is a victory for the freedom of opinion and a defeat for all those who want to dictate what they think is moral correctness”, said Peter Liese MEP, who is also an EPP Group Co-Coordinator in the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee.
The EPP Group believes that in these difficult times, it is crucial to have strong European Institutions. By approving Tonio Borg as the new European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, the European Parliament, with the leading role of the EPP Group, has proved today that it lives up to this standard.
