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The EU Commission approved 99 percent of transfer requests made by their staff to take on private-sector jobs in 2019 (Photo: European Commission)

Watchdog probes 100 'revolving doors' cases at EU Commission

The EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has launched a major inquiry into how the European Commission handles cases in which EU officials move on to take private-sector jobs.

This phenomenon, dubbed 'revolving doors', creates a risk of conflicts of interest as EU staff's previous status, contacts and insider knowledge can benefit their new employers.

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The EU Commission approved 99 percent of transfer requests made by their staff to take on private-sector jobs in 2019 (Photo: European Commission)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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