The question of which countries get the best jobs in the EU institutions has always generated strong interest.
Total numbers show that Germany tends to dominate.
Allison Mandry, from the Bruegel think tank, recently wrote about it.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.