the responsible committee held a 3-hour hearing of the commissioner-designate to examine the candidate's competence and suitability. committee decided if candidate is suitable to become a european commissioner and if their knowledge of the portfolio is sufficient. after each hearing, the committee voted on the candidate. decisions of the committee were first taken by the coordinators of the ep political groups, at this point each candidate needed support of 2/3 of coordinators, if support was reached, the candidate was confirmed. if such support was not reached, then committee as a whole took a vote on a commissioner-designate, where a candidate needed the support of the majority of committee members. if candidate was rejected by the committee as well, president-elect could propose a new candidate, in which case a new hearing would take place for a new candidate. coordinators could also decide to hold additional hearing of 1.5 hours or demand additional written answers. if there were more committees hearing one candidate, all committees would give a joint evaluation.