Dutch MEPs will on Monday join
the onslaught on the appointment of Martin Selmayr as a top European official
without any consultation, The Times reported at the weekend.
The paper said D66
MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld will call on the European Commission to reverse its
decision to appoint the controversial Selmayr to the top job and has also asked
the EU ombudsman to investigate.
The decision of the 28 commissioners to
approve the appointment without discussion or other applications is ‘stupid and
immoral’, she said.
‘These people are supposed to be the very best. They run
the most powerful institution on the continent and yet they behave like sheep
when something like this is put before them,’ the Times quoted her as saying.
‘If you are so out of touch that you think you can get away with it… what
planet are you living on?’
Broadcastere NOS said last week almost all Dutch
MEPs think Selmayr should withdraw because he has not been named in line with
EU rules.
‘If this happened in Burkino Faso, that country would no longer
receive any support and we would say this is not how you should govern a
country,’ Hans van Baalen, a VVD MEP, told broadcaster NOS.
Selmayr, who is
controversial for his domineering style, was promoted to secretary general of
the commission at lightning speed, and decision announced by Jean-Claude
Juncker at a press conference earlier this month.
French newspaper Liberation then
said the appointment was tied to improved perks for commissioners after they
leave office.
Last week, Dutch MPs also asked prime minister Mark Rutte about
the case, but did not get majority support in parliament to press for a debate.
#Selmayrgate raises grave doubts about integrity, transparency and judgement of the European Commission. Debate tomorrow in @Europarl_EN https://t.co/82sVE3rEYY— Sophie in 't Veld (@SophieintVeld) March 11, 2018
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