Last week's verbal attack by European Commission vice-president Guenter Verheugen on the commission's own civil servants has sparked strong reactions, with officials reportedly snubbing Mr Verheugen with a new paper and trade unions demanding an apology.
The German commissioner, in charge of Brussels' industry portfolio, on Thursday (5 October) voiced unprecedented criticism of high-ranking commission bureaucrats for their hunger for power in the EU executive, resulting in a "permanent...
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