An uproar has broken out in European Commissionafter the decision to appoint the American professor of economics at Yale, Fiona Scott Morton, in the position of Chief Competition Economist in the General Directorate of Competition. The Directorate-General for Competition works to ensure fair competition across the European market and Scott Morton is the first woman to assume the position of Chief Economist and, in fact, the first American woman in such a position.
With their letter to the competent Commissioner Margaret Vestager, the heads of four political groups in the European Parliament (EPP, Renew, Social Democrats, Greens) note that despite the fact that they recognize the Commission’s prerogative for internal recruitment, “it cannot conflict with the general principles, interests and objectives of the Union».
“In a period of intense scrutiny of our institutions against foreign interference, we fail to understand the appreciation of non-EU candidates for such a high and strategic positionStéphane Cezournet, Manfred Weber, Irace Garcia Perez, Terry Reidke and Philippe Lambert point out in the letter.
In a related question, the representative of the Commission, Ball Uzvarireplied that the decision was taken by the House of Commissioners last Tuesday, July 11 and explained that this is a senior management level position. Also, the representative explained that based on the current practice, the recruitment process will be completed.
For her part, the Deputy Chief Representative, Dana Spinand, pointed out that the job advertisement was published in February, it was also open to non-EU citizens “due to the specificity of the qualifications and skills required. This is a specific position, which requires technical expertise and academic qualifications, as was specifically mentioned in the announcement”.
Source: News Beast

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