After months of acrimonious wrangling, EU justice ministers finally agreed on Thursday that a German will take on the job as the EU's top policeman.
Max-Peter Ratzel, who until now was head of the German federal police's organised crime unit, will take over the four-year post at the European police agency in The Hague.
Mr Ratzel beat off competitors from France, Spain and Italy.
Admitting that negotiations over the post had been "difficult", Luxembourg justice minister Luc F...
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