[governance] A shame for the EC

[Adam Peake]

well she does answer and give reasons for her decision, read the blog 
again 
<<http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/no-disconnect-response-issue/>http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/no-disconnect-response-issue/>

Whether Guttenberg's a sensible choice to promote Internet freedom is 
another matter.  But she's within her rights to promote a ass (if 
that's what he is, not really very bothered by who gets appointed to 
some unpaid advisor position, but at least he's not Dutch...)

Adam



>  > Given that the general reaction to this appointment could not 
>have come as a
>>  surprise to Mme. Kroes or her staff one really has to ask why it was made.
>
>Indeed. And she's legally obligated to give the reasons (when the
>question is formally asked) why such a scandalous person was chosen
>instead of conducting a more normal kind of search for a well-qualified
>and suitable person to fill this role:
>
>According to Article 41 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights [1],
>which has been ratified by all EU member countries as part of the
>Lisbon Treaty, there is a right to good administration which includes
>in particular "the obligation of the administration to give reasons
>for its decisions".
>
>[1] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/charter/
>
>Greetings,
>Norbert
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