Mar 13, 2018 at 8:03 AM | Mark Hodgson

Selmayr provided "support" for Juncker to "lean on", during his personal crises, and this period of time included the EU telling David Cameron to get stuffed, in the run-up to BREXIT.

IF Juncker had been allowed to fall, prior to this 2015 display:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPgiI46FCDU

so much might have been different.

If the BBC acknowledges that the EU is being dominated by unelected dictators, hopefully some Remainers will too. Selmayr has already proved he creates more conflict in Europe, the opposite of the EU's stated intention.

Selmayr does not seem to be accountable, and can't be dismissed.

More from Politico:

"Berlin’s EU plan: More muddle in the middle"

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-berlin-eu-plan-more-muddle-in-the-middle-government-angela-merkel-cdu-spd-groko-policy/

"Energy and environment: Light green
Germany’s reputation as a green energy champion takes a hit in the new coalition deal, as the parties have backtracked on a 2020 target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and declined to impose a deadline for phasing out coal-fired power.

Germany is projected to fall significantly short of its goal to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2020, compared to 1990 levels. The coalition agreed to close that gap as quickly as possible, but did not give a timeline. It did, however, stress that the country intends to meet its 2030 goal of 55 percent.

Meanwhile, the new GroKo will continue to push its expensive shift to renewable electricity production, known as the Energiewende, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns.

In a win for nuclear opponents, the new coalition said it will work toward changes to the 61-year-old European Atomic Energy Community treaty — effectively pushing to block new nuclear energy. The position lends more weight to the EU’s anti-nuclear bloc, including Austria and Luxembourg, which will grow stronger after the U.K. leaves.

Berlin will have to continue efforts to tackle rampant air pollution in German cities, which have been breaching EU air quality limits for years. The European Commission could decide to drag Germany in front of the European Court of Justice later this month. A recent court ruling, meanwhile, paved the way for diesel bans in German cities. That has left politicians scrambling to find alternative solutions to bans, including forcing carmakers to make expensive hardware fixes to their cars."

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The Politico website is all over the Selmayr scandal:

https://www.politico.eu/article/martin-selmayr-sophie-int-veld-selmayrgate-destroys-eu-credibility-says-liberal-mep/

"MEPs on Selmayrgate: It ‘destroys’ EU credibility"

24 Hours to tell the truth - Wait for it - the showdown at the six gun saloon - with guns ablazing yep - that'd be right Boris and Theresa - Bonnie and Clyde? Confronting Putin

Remarkable! The BBC is actually realising that the EU is not a democracy!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43366724

"It emerged that Mr Selmayr had applied for the role of deputy secretary-general, got that job and was then instantly promoted.

But there's more.

It has been suggested that the only other candidate in the race to become deputy withdrew their application, meaning Mr Selmayr had a clear run to the top.

It has been alleged that members of the European Commission were offered more generous severance packages as inducements to smooth Mr Selmayr's path, which is vigorously denied.

It is claimed that he even plans to knock down walls in the commission's management suite to cement his power."

Shouldn't they have used a metal bin?

Mar 12, 2018 at 6:24 PM | Harry Passfield

Yes, but only if they were looking for pollution from ferrous metals.