The European Commission should reverse its controversial decision to appoint Markus Pieper as envoy for small and medium-sized business (SMEs), a grouping of non-governmental organisations said in a letter sent today (5 April). The letter adds to pressure on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over the hire, after Euronews exclusively revealed MEPs and her own Commission colleagues questioning the decision to hand a €17,000-per-month taxpayer-funded job to a member of her German political party, the CDU. “Pieper’s political affiliation and nationality suggest the President has favoured h…