BUITENEN BOTHER
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLThe European Commission and OLAF are again deciding how to handle allegations about professional wrongdoing in Brussels by EU whistleblower Paul van Buitenen. This time, instead of being suspended, the official was given eight week's grace from regular duties and a special office to compile his brief. This, (plus 5,000 pages of annexes), was "analysed" for six months, but when officials were discussing follow-up actions, the report was leaked to German news magazine Stern, sparking a rather swifter response from OLAF. It immediately said it would ...
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