Brussels, 17/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the Commission appointed Mr Walter Deffaa (Germany) Director General of the Internal Audit Service (IAS). To meet the new challenges of the IAS (enlargement and tasks of the Community agencies for instance) the Commission has named Mr Francisco Merchán (Spain) to the post of Director in the newly-formed Audit Process Directorate.
Mr Deffaa, 53 years old, has wide-ranging experience in various Commission departments, including budgetary...