The European Parliament called for the appointment of German EU lawmaker Markus Pieper to an EU business envoy role to be revoked amid accusations of political cronyism. The resolution was passed on Thursday by EU lawmakers from the liberal, Green and centre-left groups in the parliament with 382 EU legislators voting in favour, 144 voting against while 80 abstained. Pieper’s appointment has prompted scrutiny because, among other things, in the initial phase of the application process, two female candidates scored higher than the German member of the European Parliament. The German politician …