EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager will appear at a European Parliament committee's hearing on Tuesday where she will be grilled by lawmakers on her choice of a U.S. economist for a key EU antitrust job, her communications adviser told Reuters on Monday.
The appointment of Fiona Scott Morton, 56, the former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Justice during former President Barack Obama's tenure, has been criticised by France and leaders of the main political groups at the European Parliament.
Critics have also pointed to potential conflicts of interest due to Scott Morton's consulting work for some U.S. tech companies although the Commission said she would not be involved in cases involving the firms at the EU executive.
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