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[Europe, Malta] Surprising allies: from the Dreyfus affair to Dalligate

French MEP José Bové is convinced Dalligate was a “set-up by the tobacco lobby to bring down the commissioner”.
Malta Today (mt)
added May 15, 2013 09:46
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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, Malta] Kimberly denies she was the one who asked for €60m bribe

Lawyer Gayle Kimberly, the local representative of Swedish Match this afternoon denied in court that she was the person who had asked for €50m to €60m to secure the lifting of the EU ban on snus smokeless tobacco.
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:48
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[Europe, Malta] Transparency groups tell Barroso to remove Swedish Match lobbyist on ethics committee

Transparency watchdogs in Brussels have called on European Commission president José Manuel Barroso to revoke the membership of Michel Petite from his ad hoc ethical committee that is expected to regulate lobbying inside the EU. The groups - Corporate E
Malta Today (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:47
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[Europe, Malta] MEPs take Barroso to task over Dalli case

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has to explain why he failed to ensure the investigation on John Dalli stood before he forced his resignation, two French MEPs said yesterday as they published a damning report on the case. “Can you imag
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:40
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[Europe, Malta] One set of rules for Dalli and one for Barroso?

Mr Staes said the two were not in Malta to defend Mr Dalli, who Mr Bové described as a political adversary with whom he had fought over the Commission’s decisions on genetically modified food. However, they both argued that the OLAF report had really ma
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:39
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[Europe] ‘Malta’s honour is at stake’

From a legal point of view, José Manuel Barroso did not assume his responsibilities and in the process “ruined Malta’s honour and ruined John Dalli’s honour”. That is how Green MEP Bart Staes yesterday described what – in his view and that of his collea
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:37
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[Europe, Malta] After OLAF leak, Kessler says his office’s independence is at stake

Giovanni Kessler, the head of the European Union's anti-fraud agency OLAF, has rejected criticism over an investigation that prompted the resignation of former health commissioner John Dalli, insisting their work was "fair, thorough".
Malta Today (mt)
added May 8, 2013 15:20
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