Fee President Ursula von der Leyen’s has been battling accusations of cronyism since awarding the extremely paid job to Pieper, who like her hails from the identical German political social gathering. Pieper had been resulting from begin the position Tuesday.
Over half of MEPs within the European Parliament voted in favor of an modification final week telling von der Leyen to rerun the appointment course of.
Pieper signed the contract on March 31, even if two different shortlisted candidates for the publish, each ladies, had reportedly obtained larger scores on checks throughout the choice course of.
The controversy round her envoy choose provides to a rising record of potential issues for von der Leyen as she seeks a second time period as European Fee President.
European Fee Vice President Josep Borrell and Commissioners Nicolas Schmit, Paolo Gentiloni and Thierry Breton, who all work underneath com der Leyen, criticized Pieper’s appointment, in an indication that Fee unity is waning because the European election approaches.
Chatting with Handelsblatt, Pieper mentioned: “Simply as Breton boycotted my taking workplace prematurely throughout the Fee, I at present see no chance of fulfilling the legit expectations related to the workplace.”
