Former government press secretary Nick Miller hired to speechwriting role in European Commission
Former government press secretary Nick Miller will be working as part of a team drafting and editing speeches for European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph: Sam Boal/CollinsHe will be working as part of a team drafting and editing speeches for the commission president, in the EU institution’s Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels.
The commission had in recent months been looking to add to the speechwriting team. It is understood officials had been keen on hiring a native English speaker for the role.He briefly joined Rockwood Public Affairs, a firm run by former Labour Party senator Lorraine Higgins, as a consultant in December 2024. Rockwood, which has offices in Dublin and Brussels, at the time said Mr Miller would help the company provide advice on public affairs and strategic communications to its clients.
Dr von der Leyen is known to trust a small circle of people, which includes Björn Seibert, who heads her cabinet. Anthony Whelan, who served as Dr von der Leyen’s adviser on tech policy during her first five-year term, is to take over as deputy director general of the commission department overseeing state aid and competition policy. The Co Clare man has temporarily been filling in as the president’s senior economic adviser in recent weeks.
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