The European Commission has tried to stave off criticism after its former president, Jose Manuel Barroso, went to work with US investment bank Goldman Sachs.
It said that Barroso, under EU rules, had no obligation to notify the commission about his decision.
Commissioners are required to tell the executive if they want to take up a sensitive job within 18 months after they leave office.
"After the 18 month period of cooling off, there is a reasonable assumption that the a...
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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.