Martin Selmayr originally had not wanted to become secretary-general of the European Commission, his predecessor revealed on Monday (27 January).
"He actually did not want to become secretary-general," said Alexander Italianer, who filled the same post from September 2015 to March 2018.
He was replaced by Selmayr in a lightning-fast 'backroom' procedure - which was heavily criticised by both the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman.
Until becoming secretary-genera...
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Peter Teffer is a freelance journalist in the Netherlands, and former investigations editor at EUobserver.