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Spam: Mr Ruggiero says his organisations really exist (Photo: Wikipedia)

Italian 'spammer' used EU registry to boost his image

The Italian lobby "spam" author intended no harm to the EU's lobby registry, he has claimed, adding that he believes in the European ideal.

Gennaro Ruggiero - the man behind a string of apparently false listings in the European Commission and European Parliament databases of Brussels lobbyists dubbed "spam" by a pro-transparency NGO - has told EUobserver he signed up to give his organisations "a more international image".

"I believe in the European Commission because we need a jo...

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Spam: Mr Ruggiero says his organisations really exist (Photo: Wikipedia)

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