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The donation was made shortly before Mr Barroso became prime minister in 2002 (Photo: EUobserver)

Barroso faces questions over domestic scandal

European lawmakers want to see European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso grilled over a scandal involving funds to his Social Democratic Party in Portugal – something also likely to fall under a criminal investigation by the Portuguese state prosecutor.

"These findings cannot be dismissed as an internal problem. [They] test Barroso's integrity and independence", a Belgian green MEP Bart Staes told the Financial Times in response to the scandal.

Doubts centre around the p...

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The donation was made shortly before Mr Barroso became prime minister in 2002 (Photo: EUobserver)

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