Günther Oettinger, the European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, said on Tuesday 26 March in Strasbourg that the expedited appointment of Martin Selmayr, the former Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission, as Secretary General of the Commission, has respected the rules and is even irrevocable (see EUROPE B12004A4).
As part of the exercise on the discharge to be given in respect of the implementation of the 2017 EU budget, which was voted on...