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[Europe, Malta] Were ‘EU funds’ a ruse for Kessler to bypass OLAF rules?

OLAF’s watchdog says the Dalli investigation was conducted on some irregular lines: ... was he egged on by the powerful and political interests at stake - a complaint given "special priority" by President Barroso himself and one which struck right at the
Malta Today (mt)
added May 14, 2013 04:31
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[Europe, Malta] Defending anti-fraud agency over Dalli affair

Giovanni Kessler, head of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), has gone from accuser to accused. In a phone interview with Mark Micallef he speaks of his agency’s actions,which led to John Dalli’s resignation as European Commissioner.
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:52
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[Europe, Malta] Witness denies she came up with figure of €60m

Defence lawyers of Sliema restaurateur Silvio Zammit yesterday pressed the police’s witness Gayle Kimberley on whether she was the one who came up with the €60 million figure at the heart of the Dalligate scandal. Dr Kimberley denied it categorically, b
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:51
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[Europe] OLAF contrived funds’ allegations to interview Zammit in Malta

Supervisory Committee report questions legality of methods used by OLAF as a pretext to come to Malta and interview Silvio Zammit.
Malta Today (mt)
added May 7, 2013 15:00
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[Europe, Malta] Commission: Nothing has changed in reasons for Dalli's resignation

"Nothing has changed about the grounds for the resignation," the spokesman said. The spokesman confirmed that the European Commission was first tipped off about allegations against Mr Dalli by Michel Petite. (A tobacco lobbyist and adviser to EU Commiss
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 1, 2013 03:10
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[Europe] Kessler ‘had no right’ to carry out interrogation in Malta, Dalli - ‘Publish report’

OLAF director-general Giovanni Kessler had no authority to carry out an interrogation on Maltese territory, a senior police officer privy to the John Dalli investigation has told MaltaToday. In comments that followed yesterday's presentation of the OLAF
Malta Today (mt)
added Apr 24, 2013 09:27
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[Europe, Malta] Dalligate - the lobbying, the conspiracy, and the €60 million bribe...

A look back at the week’s events that surrounded Dalligate – the resignation of John Dalli as the EU’s health commissioner. . . . Is Dalli responsible for an act of omission, or did he fall in a simple trap laid by big tobacco?
Malta Today (mt)
added Oct 23, 2012 09:40
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[Malta] Dalli interview: ‘My decisions on tobacco directive had been leaked’

A week after his fall from grace at the European Commission, John Dalli insists he has done nothing wrong and instead points a finger at “hidden hands” in Malta and abroad, and even at “GonziPN”. He also tells Mark Micallef that allowing canvassers to ac
Times of Malta (mt)
added Oct 23, 2012 09:22
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[Europe, Malta] Dalli had two meetings with tobacco lobbyists

John Dalli held two meetings with tobacco lobbyists that were organised by a Sliema businessman, according to the head of the EU’s anti-fraud arm OLAF. The information released yesterday by Giovanni Kessler, director general of OLAF, during a press con
Times of Malta (mt)
added Oct 18, 2012 08:05
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] Health NGOs decry 'big tobacco' attempt at derailing Dalli anti-smoking campaign

The European Public Health Alliance claimed Dalli's resignation showed "how powerful the tobacco industry can be in influencing and undermining decision makers that are trying to support public health measures. . . . The cancer charity Smoke Free Partne
Malta Today (mt)
added Oct 18, 2012 03:21
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