The European Commission confirmed to EUROPE on Wednesday 4 March that it would clarify “as soon as possible” the situation regarding the new job envisaged by former Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger in the Hungarian Science Policy Council. Mr Oettinger was appointed to this post at the beginning of February by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (see EUROPE B12306A1).
The Commission follows the rules of Article 11 of the Code of Conduct for Commissioners, which stipulates...