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EU ombudsman launches 'revolving door' probe

14.02.13 @ 11:09

  1. By EUOBSERVER

The European Ombudsman on Thursday launched an investigation into the European Commission's alleged failure to prevent conflicts of interest when staff take up jobs with lobby firms and vice versa. The complaint was filed by NGOs Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), Greenpeace, Lobbycontrol and Spinwatch.

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