Raw: How and Why the EPO Code of Conduct (CoC) Came About
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2017-12-30 17:31:35 UTC
- Modified: 2017-12-30 17:31:35 UTC
The EPO's CoC, which Battistelli himself keeps violating
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Summary: Staff representatives explain that "what we see now is a President who insists of imposing his ideas from above" and "members nominated by the President" were neither equipped to provide informed insight nor do they ever deviate from the President's proposals
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