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"l have not and will not lobby EU officials," Barroso says (Photo: epp.eu)

Commission rejects ombudsman criticism over Barroso case

The European Commission stood its ground on Thursday (15 March) and rejected any criticism by the EU Ombudsman over its handling of the Barroso case.



Emily O'Reilly, the institutions' accountability watchdog, asked the EU executive to refer back to its ethics committee the appointment of former commission president Jose Manuel Barroso at the Goldman Sachs bank, and to state clearly how Barroso must be treated by commission offi...

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