Verheugen faces fresh attack from commission officials

European Commission vice-president Guenter Verheugen's outburst against the bureaucrats that serve him are still causing ripples of discontent in the Brussels executive, with employee representatives calling on his colleagues to distance themselves from his comments.

According to German daily FT Deutschland, a letter by the representatives is calling on Mr Verheugen's 24 commissioner colleagues to "clearly and publicly distance themselves" from his statements.

They also call for a...