URGENT-Top EU civil servant Selmayr to quit post - EU Commission

The European Commission's secretary-general Martin Selmayr, whose sudden promotion last year angered EU lawmakers and earned a rebuke from the European Ombudsman, will step down from his post next week, a spokeswoman for the EU executive said on Tuesday.

Selmayr, a frank-speaking German lawyer, was Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker's chief aide before his abrupt promotion.