European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is embroiled in a row over favouritism, after appointing German MEP Markus Pieper as Envoy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, a five-year post with a salary of nearly 17,000 euros a month.
MEPs vote to rescind von der Leyen’s controversial SME envoy pick
Lawmakers called 382-144 to reverse the decision to appoint Markus Pieper in a suspected case of political favouritism.
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