Commission maintains appointment of US economist to DG Comp

Despite criticism, the European Commission will not reconsider Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager’s decision to appoint US economist Fiona Scott Morton as senior competition economist in the Competition Directorate General. The college had approved the proposal, so it saw no reason to reconsider the decision, a commission spokeswoman said Friday. French ministers and the leaders of the major political groups in the EU Parliament had previously criticized the appointment, some strongly, because Morton would be responsible for overseeing big tech, among other things.