Former EU Commissioner Edith Cresson on Monday saw herself involved in one of the biggest corruption scandals in France, when she was accused of taking bribes from the French oil giant's Elf-Aquitaine.
The corruption trial has a double impact on the former French prime minister, who became the first former Commissioner to be charged with corruption, when, in March 2003, she was charged by the Belgian authorities with counterfeiting and benefiting from professional contracts.
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.