ANDREASON END GAME

Keith NuthallThe end of the Marta Andreasen affair, which at one time castdoubts over the discharge of the EU's pounds 65 million budget for 2001,may be in sight according to Brussels insiders. The betting is thatEuropean Commission vice-president Neil Kinnock will drop disciplinaryproceedings against Ms Andreasen, the EC's former chief accountant who wassuspended by Mr Kinnock last year after voicing criticism of theCommission's accounting procedures.Curiously, no disciplinary procedures have actually yet been madeagainst Ms Andreasen. "Last July Kinnock ...


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