BBC News reports on the “grilling” of nominees for positions in the next European Commission, conducted by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), including, as we reported, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, who has been nominated to head up trade. Malmström is under fire for her alleged “soft response” to U.S. spying programs, EUObserver reports. Malmström has rejected claims that she watered down EU data protection reform. “I have always defended the European data protection proposals, internally and externally,” she said, adding, “These are based on misconceptions or on lies.” Additionally, Günther Oettinger, who has been nominated to be Europe’s new “digital economy and society” chief, is being criticized for his response to the recent hack of celebrities’ photos.
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