VB INTERVIEW
July 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORN, in StrasbourgTHE ELECTION of celebrated European Commission whistleblower Paul van Buitenen as an independent Dutch member of the European Parliament in June puts the former European Commission whistle-blower in a unique position to intensify and broaden his anti-fraud campaign. In 1998, as assistant auditor, Mr van Buitenen released an astonishing 34-page indictment of financial mismanagement in Brussels that marked the acceleration of an ongoing series of events that finally led to the resignation of the entire Commission three months later.The ...
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