An episode of palace intrigue inside the European Union’s top institution has reinforced criticism of the bloc among those who see it as the plaything of unelected bureaucrats or the tool of Germany. The sudden promotion of the chief of staff of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to the job of the institution’s most powerful civil servant has Brussels in turmoil, and the complaints are reverberating more widely.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 08, 2018 20:29 UTC