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Former commissioner Guenther Oettinger had bent EU ethics rules before (Photo: European Commission)

German ex-commissioner Oettinger lands Orban job

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban has appointed the controversial German former commissioner Guenther Oettinger as co-chair of a newly formed National Science Policy Council, raising questions on the code of conduct of the former EU official.

According to Hungary's official journal, the German ex-commissioner was appointed by Orban as of 5 February for a period of three years. <...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Former commissioner Guenther Oettinger had bent EU ethics rules before (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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