2023-07-13 19:42:35
The appointment of an American, a former executive of the Obama administration, to a key post in the European Commission linked to the regulation of American tech giants has caused an outcry in France, where the government has asked Brussels to reconsider its choice.
“Digital regulation is a key issue for France and for Europe. This appointment deserves to be reconsidered by the Commission“, reacted the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna.
The EU executive announced earlier this week that Fiona Scott Morton, professor of economics at Yale University, had been chosen as chief economist at the Directorate General for Competition.
This service is responsible for ensuring the proper functioning of competition in the European Union and for investigating abuses of dominant position by digital giants.
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