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Top US economist quits EU job after Macron criticism

American economist Fiona Scott Morton says she will not take up job as the European Commission's chief competition economist after a political backlash.

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American economist Fiona Scott Morton won't take up a job she was offered as the European Commission's chief competition economist after a political backlash culminating in criticism from French president Emmanuel Macron about the choice of a non-EU candidate for the role, reports Politico

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Since January 7, 2023 our colleague and friend Mortaza Behboudi has been imprisoned in Afghanistan, in the Taliban prisons.

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