Guenter Verheugen, the EU's industry commissioner, has been accused of favouritism following the publication of a picture where he walks hand-in-hand with the woman he appointed as his cabinet chief in April.
This week's edition of German weekly magazine Focus shows a picture of the commissioner together with Petra Erler during a holiday on the Baltic coast, according to German press reports.
The two are seen walking hand-in-hand through the Lithuanian town of Klaipeda on 19 Aug...
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