The European Commission, heavily criticised for its failure to react to the financial and economic crisis, has leapt into action. As noted by journalist Jean Quatremer in his blog, Coulisses de Bruxelles, the Commission's DG Administration has just launched an astonishing call for expressions of interest which demonstrates the extent of the crisis … or the Commission's unpreparedness. According to the call issued by DG Admin, the Commission urgently needs temporarily to build up its teams...