Why EU Commission dumped Google's favourite consultant

In a barely noticed move, the European Commission dropped RBB Economics as its consultant this summer due to conflicting interests.

But the Ombudsman had to step in for it to do so.

This should be a wake-up call to ensure that consultancy firms with a vested interest are once-and-for-all excluded from public tenders. The close relationship between the EU's competition authority and economic co...