# Olivér Várhelyi becomes EU Commissioner for enlargement

Date: 2019

On 1 December 2019 [Olivér Várhelyi](/people/oliver-varhelyi) took office as European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement after the European Parliament rejected Hungary's first nominee [László Trócsányi](/people/laszlo-trocsanyi). He was confirmed only after Parliament's foreign affairs committee accepted his written answers to follow-up questions and reached the two-thirds majority required.

## People

- Olivér Várhelyi: https://factrail.ai/people/oliver-varhelyi

## Sources

- https://merce.hu/2019/11/27/jovahagyta-az-europai-parlament-ursula-von-der-leyen-elnokseget-es-az-uj-europai-bizottsagot/
- https://www.origo.hu/nagyvilag/2019/11/varhelyi-oliver-atment
- https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-orban-european-commission-oliver-varhelyi-criticism-management-style-verbal-abuse/
- https://eu.boell.org/en/2019/10/08/wrong-man-wrong-place

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/varhelyi-commissioner-enlargement-2019-12-01