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EU Parliament deflects cronyism cries as it appoints top civil servant
It all ended pretty much as it started — despite months of recriminations, patronage allegations and backroom dealings. Alessandro Chiocchetti will become the European Parliament’s new...
View ArticleMartin Selmayr shortlisted to be EU’s man in DC (or New York)
The “Monster of the Berlaymont” might be staging a comeback — in the U.S. Martin Selmayr — once a powerful figure atop the EU’s executive institution — has been shortlisted to become the EU ambassador...
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The EU’s Mr. Aviation seeks emergency exit
BRUSSELS — Henrik Hololei just wanted to say a big thank you to the airlines. Through an uncharacteristic stutter in his otherwise keynote-ready bombast, the EU’s aviation chief told the audience of...
View ArticleEU taps Lithuanian diplomat as US ambassador
BRUSSELS — Jovita Neliupšienė will be the next EU ambassador to the U.S., according to an internal note on appointments dated April 14 and obtained by POLITICO. Neliupšienė, a deputy foreign minister...
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Vienna seeks to calm Selmayr ‘blood money’ furor
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg signaled his government was de-escalating a row with the EU’s senior representative in the country, Martin Selmayr, who last week accused Vienna of...
View ArticleAustrian ex-minister who danced with Putin moves to Russia
Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, known for dancing with Vladimir Putin at her wedding, will move to the Russian president’s hometown of St. Petersburg to lead a think tank she created....
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Putin exposes the myth of Austria’s victimhood
VIENNA — No one does victimhood quite like Austria. Over the past century, the Central European country has presented itself to the outside world as an innocent bystander on an island of...
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Selmayr ain’t welcome back in Brussels, EU officials say
BRUSSELS — The potential return of the “Monster of the Berlaymont” is freaking out Brussels. The halls of Brussels’ institutions are abuzz with gossip (and some fear) that Martin Selmayr, once the...
View ArticleMartin Selmayr gets his chance to return to Brussels
Martin Selmayr — the divisive chief of staff of former Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker — is preparing a dramatic comeback to Brussels. According to a document seen by POLITICO, the Commission...
View ArticleDark Cardinal Selmayr headed for the Vatican
Brussels is keeping the “Monster of the Berlaymont” at bay — and far away from the Berlaymont. Martin Selmayr, notorious for an abrasive leadership style that led to the above nickname, will be exiled...
View ArticleFormer high priest of EU politics Selmayr finds higher calling in the Vatican
Martin Selmayr, known as the “monster of the Berlaymont,” has been nominated as the EU ambassador to the Vatican, Order of Malta and U.N. organizations. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell...
View ArticleFarewell to the EU’s sharpest in-house critic
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Politics are driving a growing culture of secrecy at the European Commission, warns European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly in this week’s episode of EU...
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