24/10/2016 (Agence Europe) – The European Central Bank’s board of directors made a U-turn on Thursday 20 October, cancelling the appointment of Stéphane Rottier to the bank's Brussels office. Rottier is currently working as adviser to Belgian national, Peter Praet, the ECB's economist in chief. This decision follows a complaint from staff representatives. They successfully opposed this appointment on the basis that no other candidates had been able to apply for the job, due to...