The European Parliament has for the third time postponed a plenary debate on embarrassing allegations against the head of the EU anti-fraud office, OLAF chief Franz-Hermann Bruner, citing legal reasons.
The parliament's political group leaders – the so-called conference of presidents - on 14 June declined permission for a parliamentary report on the European Ombudsman's claim that Mr Bruner lied to him in letters about a German journalist.
The presidents said the report would vi...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.