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An American economist is at the center of controversy after being appointed as the European Commission’s chief competition economist. Fiona Scott Morton is leaving her life as a professor at Yale University to take up the job. Her appointment has prompted a wave of protest mostly from French politicians. FRANCE 24’s European Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.
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