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Zahradil resigns as rapporteur on EU-Vietnam trade deal
By EUobserver
Czech MEP Jan Zahradil stepped down as rapporteur on the EU trade deal with Vietnam following revelations by this website into possible conflicts of interest. "I believe that, in order to avoid politicisation of the final stage of the process and not derail it, practical solutions have to be found. Therefore, I decided to tender my resignation as standing rapporteur," he said in a letter.