Bulgarian commissioner asked to dispel ‘rumours’

EurActiv reports that Rumiana Jeleva, the EU's new commissioner-designate for humanitarian aid, has been asked to clear allegations regarding her husband's links with a business group that have fuelled rumours of a possible conflict of interest, in advance of the European Parliament hearings into the new prospective European Commissioners to be held in January 2010.

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EurActiv, 8.1.10: Tension mounts ahead of EU 'job interviews' http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/tension-mounts-ahead-eu-job-inte-news-223281

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