Katainen (l) when he was still Finland's prime minister, meeting then European Commission chief Barroso, in 2012. Five years later, the two met again, but now Barroso is employed by Goldman Sachs (Photo: European Commission)

Commissioner Katainen confirms Barroso lobbied him

EU Political

by Peter Teffer, Brussels,

Former head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has lobbied the current commission on behalf of Goldman Sachs, one of the commission's vice-presidents confirmed in a letter.

"Indeed, I met with Mr Barroso from Goldman Sachs in the Silken Berlaymont Hotel in Brussels on 25 October 2017," wrote commissioner Jyrki Katainen, in charge of jobs and growth.

"Mr Barroso and I were the only participants to this meeting, where we mostly discussed trade and defence matters," he a...