BRUSSELS — A long-anticipated reshuffle of senior European Commission roles has stalled, as an internal promotion failed to spark a wider shake-up. For weeks, Brussels officials had expected the appointment of Anthony Whelan , a close ally of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to lead the powerful competition department (DG COMP), would kick off the first serious round of movement across the upper ranks since von der Leyen took office in 2019. Typically, changes at the top —