MEPs take ‘a critical look’ at the Commission’s administrative reform

There is still room for improvement in preventing nepotism and protecting whistle-blowers, commented Budgetary Control Committee Members of the European Parliament in October 2007, at a two-day a public hearing to assess on the effectiveness of the Kinnock staff reforms. This hearing was held with a view to preparing the 2006 budget discharge.

European Parliament: Committee on Budgetary Control: Public Hearing: Governance in the European Commission, Brussels, 4-5 October 2007 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/cont/site/auditions/governance_en.htm

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