The European Ombudsman has criticised the European Commission for mal-administration in an anti-trust case against US microchip supplier Intel, which in May resulted in the single largest fine in EU history.
In an unpublished report seen by The Wall Street Journal, the ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros says the commission committed "maladministration" because it did not record a meeting in August 2006.
At the time commission investigators interviewed an executive of computer com...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.