On Monday 12 March at the opening of Parliament’s plenary session during a debate with the Commissioner for Human Resources, Günther Oettinger, MEPs launched a robust appeal for the European Commission to provide further information about the lightening promotion of Mr Selmayr to the post of Secretary-General. They are also calling for transparent procedures for the nomination of senior officials at the European Union institutions.
The level of the vitriol was not shared by all MEPs but...