MEPs list the pledges they want from Tonio Borg

The political groups repġresented in the hearing of Foreign Minister Tonio Borg have written to the president of the European Parliament listing seven points which they would like Dr Borg to sign to. In his letter, the chairman of the hearing, Matthias Groote, said "The coordinators of two political groups representing a majority of the members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and food Safety expressed their support for the nomination of Mr Borg as European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy. The coordinators  on the Internal market and Consumer Protection gave a favourable opinion to the appointment of Mr Borg; no objections against the appointment of Mr Borg were voiced by any of the group representatives of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. “For Mr Borg to be endorsed by a majority of the House, it is vital that the Commissioner Designate deliver in respect to the following issues and concerns and reaffirm publicly, prior to the final vote in Parliament, his unambiguous an full commitment to: The delivery of the legislative proposal on tobacco products by January 2013 The adoption of legislative proposals on animal cloning and...