‘It’s sad that French society is too insecure to let an American work for the EU’

Friday was supposed to be Fiona Scott-Morton’s first day in Brussels. Her appointment as chief competition economist at the European Commission was announced last month with little fanfare on page six of its daily news bulletin.

A 227-word item stated she would start on September 1 and detailed the Yale Professor’s career achievements, including a stint working in the Obama…