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From: LindyBill10/14/2004 7:12:56 AM
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EU Whistleblower Sacked

By EURSOC Two
14 October, 2004

The EU's most prominent whistleblower was sacked yesterday after a 28-month enquiry.

Marta Andreasen, who had drawn attention to "Enron-style" accounting procedures in the EU was given the heave-ho during a secret tribunal.

As the Telegraph reports, internal EU evidence has largely proved Ms Andreasen's claims. However, uncovering $130 million worth of fraud is nothing compared to what the European Commission describes as her real crimes: Breach of loyalty and lack of discretion.

Andreason was first suspended in May 2002 for refusing to sign off EU accounts. She went public with her reservations, claiming that the Union's accounting procedures were a fraudster's paradise.

Ironically, she had been hired by commissioner Neil Kinnock as part of a drive to clean up the EU's fraudulent accounts.

Despite Kinnock's efforts, fraud scandals have continued to dog Romano Prodi's commission - while anyone trying to uncover scams has been at best dismissed as a Eurosceptic and at worst bullied and harassed in their workplace.

Andreason says she will appeal the decision. Few people other than whistleblowers are ever sacked by Brussels - though as the Telegraph reports, those they accuse of fraudulent practices tend to stay on in their jobs.
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