Brussels-Belgium - October 08, 2004---Hearing of European Commissioner Designate Markos KYPRIANOU (Cyprus), designated to be in charge of 'Health and Consumer Protection' within the future 'Barroso team', at the European Parliament's joint Committees on 'Environment, Public Health and Food Savety' and 'Internal Market and Consumer Protection'; here, the Commissioner (ri) at the beginning of the meeting with the chairman of the IMCO-committe, MEP Phillip WHITEHEAD (PES, UK) (le)---Photo: Horst Wagner/eup-images