George Hyzler passed the first stage of his European Court of Auditors grilling with flying colours on Thursday, with 25 members of the European Parliament’s CONT committee approving his nomination.

The full grilling can be watched below.

Hyzler, who currently serves as the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life, was nominated by the Maltese government to serve on the ECA in January of this year.

Only two members of the CONT, or Budgetary Control Committee, voted against, while there was one abstention.

Formal approval is expected by the European Parliament early in May. The EP is expected to endorse Hyzler’s candidature after the favourable vote at committee stage.