The appointment of American Fiona Scott Morton to the post of Chief Economist at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition has provoked numerous reactions (see EUROPE B13222A29, EUROPE B13223A4).
At the request of MEPs seeking clarification on the rationale behind this appointment, the European Parliament said on Monday 17 July that Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager would be heard by the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON...