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MEPs vote to rescind von der Leyen’s controversial SME envoy pick
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11/04/2024
Lawmakers called 382-144 to reverse the decision to appoint Markus Pieper in a suspected case of political favouritism.
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Members of the European Parliament want the Commission's appointment of Marcus Pieper, a small business envoy, to be cancelled.
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The amendment, tabled by the Greens, Social Democrats and Liberals, received 382 votes to 144.
00:17
His hiring by Ursula von der Leyen has drawn criticism around transparency.
00:22
The MEPs say the Commission President and Pieper are both CDU party members.
00:28
The four-year post is said to pay more than 19,500 euro per month.
00:34
We are in the electoral period. We reward our friends.
00:39
The CDU delegation leaders, the party of Mrs von der Leyen, who just appointed her as head of the list for the European elections,
00:48
the candidate of the most important group in the Parliament for her own succession,
00:54
will be the Commission President again. So it's obvious that there is a link. All this, of course, without the last minute fuss,
01:02
the copping, the conflict of interest.
01:06
The signatories of the amendment are claiming political favouritism and want the appointment process to start again.
01:13
Several senior EU commissioners, including Joseph Borrell and Thierry Breton, have also questioned the hire.
01:20
Pieper's allies say the process has been "formal, fair and multi-step".
01:26
They say the assessment procedures shouldn't be used for campaigning goals.
01:31
There are procedures. These are implemented by the institutions, each of the institutions for its own recruitment.
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And the Commission has respected the procedures for the recruitment of Mr Pieper, of his advisor for the PM.
01:58
Even though the amendment passed in Parliament, its influence on the Commission remains unclear.
02:04
Marcus Pieper has already signed his contract. He's due to take up his post advocating for small and medium-sized businesses next week.
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