Paris, October 8th, 2014, press release.
During the course of his European Parliament hearing, Andrus Ansip, the designated EU Commissioner for the Digital Single Market, expressed his support for free software several times. April hopes that this is a sign towards the implementation of proactive policies in favour of free software.
As part of the procedure for setting up the new Commission, each designated EU Commissioner meets with the parliamentary committees that oversee his/her portfolio and responds to their questions.