Fresh financial scandal hits EU parliament

EUObserver reported that a fresh row broke out on the 4 July 2011 as allegations of embezzlement to the tune of €40,000 by a Romanian far-right Member of the European Parliament came to light - just days after the working group on transparency finalised a code of conduct following a cash-for-amendments scandal in March 2011.

ESO: Background information: Buzek defends parliament's efforts to tighten internal rules http://www.europeansources.info/record/buzek-defends-parliaments-efforts-to-tighten-internal-rules/

ESO: Background information: MEP resigns over claims of lobbyist payments http://www.europeansources.info/record/mep-resigns-over-claims-of-lobbyist-payments/

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