Commission opens Cresson investigation

The European Commission decided Tuesday to open investigations into Edith Cresson, a commissioner in the late 1990s.

Mrs Cresson, a former French prime minister, was accused of corruption in a report by the EU anti-fraud office. The report led to the resignation of the whole commission in 1999. Among the most serious allegations contained in the report was that Mrs Cresson had hired her dentist, Rene Berthelot, to write a scientific report that was not delivered.

A spokesperson fo...