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Former EU commission president Barroso (r) landed a job at Goldman Sachs (Photo: European Commission)

'Unethical' EU commissioners to face public shame

European commissioners that breach conflict of interest rules will be reprimanded in public.

The move is part of a new code of conduct the EU executive says is needed to prevent major embarrassments, such as the Barroso Goldman Sachs affair.

On Wednesday (31 January), commission vice-president Jyrki Katainen told reporters that the new code applies to every commissioner under...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Former EU commission president Barroso (r) landed a job at Goldman Sachs (Photo: European Commission)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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