EU makes a fool of itself on personnel selection

Rumiana Jeleva yesterday withdrew her contentious candidacy for a post on the EU Commission. The daily Dnevnik says the Jeleva case highlights the shortcomings of the EU institutions when it comes to their staff-selection procedures: "Jeleva's personality along with her obvious contradictions on conflicts of interest and her lacking expertise have illustrated a considerable problem also affecting European institutions - the lack of mechanisms for the thorough examination of candidates for high-ranking EU posts. Investigating Jeleva's real estate assets and business connections proved an insurmountable hurdle for the powerful Berlaymont (the building that houses headquarters of the EU Commission). And the EU politicians cut an even more pathetic figure when they began passing on the case from one to another like a hot potato."

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