03/09/24 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 3 September, the European Commission considered that the current college of Commissioners was perfectly “entitled” to appoint a new chief economist at DG Competition, even though the post has been vacant for one year and the appointment of US national Fiona Scott-Morton was abandoned in July 2023 after a major controversy over her nationality and her proximity to Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Politico reported on 3 September that...