Top EU civil servant Selmayr to quit post - EU Commission

FILE PHOTO: European Commission Secretary-General Martin Selmayr attends a weekly college meeting of the EU executive in Brussels, Belgium, January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - Copyright FRANCOIS LENOIR(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 16/07/2019 - 13:32•Updated 25/04/2024 - 06:53

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By Peter Maushagen

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Commission's secretary general Martin Selmayr, whose sudden promotion last year angered EU lawmakers and earned a rebuke from the European Ombudsman, will step down from his post next week, a spokeswoman for the EU executive said on Tuesday.