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Mr McCreevy has been forced to give up one of his new directorships (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

Ethics committee forces resignation of ex-commissioner from investment bank

Ex-commissioner Charlie McCreevy has been forced to resign from a UK investment bank's executive board after a European Commission ethics committee raised concerns over a possible conflict of interest.

It is the first time the ethics committee, regularly criticised by anti-corruption watchdogs as a soft touch, has netted itself a scalp of a former commissioner.

In a brief statement issued on Thursday night, NBNK Investments announced Mr McCreevy's resignation: "Following a dialogu...

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Mr McCreevy has been forced to give up one of his new directorships (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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