Official who exposed lax EU finances is suspended

national | miscellaneous | news report

Friday August 30, 2002 13:37

by Jon Wilde

Full story in www.independent.ie at http://www.unison.ie/stories.php3?ca=27&si=818150 (Free subscription needed) and at http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=328766 Summary: Marta Andreasen, the European Commission's former chief accountant, who was at the centre of a bitter row after publicly comparing the EU's accounting standards to those of Enron, has been suspended. She's compared the accounting practices of the EU Government and associated bodies to those of Enron. Anyone listening to The Last Word yesterday will have heard stories of intimidation and violence against whistle blowers. No wonder Bertie wants to get more involved.