News Analysis: A Sudden Promotion Raises Questions in the Brussels Bubble The quick, quiet rise of Martin Selmayr, a German lawyer, to become secretary general of the European Commission has raised eyebrows — and hackles. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Uprooted by War, Threatened by Boko Haram and Desperate to Go HomeBelgium’s New Deportation Law Raises Red Flag With Civil Rights GroupsA Zika Tale in a FavelaFor Brazil’s Zika Families, a Life of Struggle and ScaresWhy U.S. Antimissile System in South Korea Worries ChinaYemen Market Airstrike Kills at Least 16 People