PODGER REPLACEMENT ROW
September 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE ROW between the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) over replacing executive director Geoffrey Podger has been settled in the Commission's favour. It had wanted job candidates assessed and nominated by its officials, a move angering the food agency, as "undermining confidence in EFSA as an independent body". However, the agency relented after Brussels insisted it should follow standard European Union institution appointment procedures protecting the Commission's role. It said the EFSA board should only have total ...
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