Brussels, 03/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has helped settle a dispute between the Commission and Friends of the Earth Europe concerning two high-ranking European Commission officials who accepted VIP tickets for the Rugby World Cup in Paris from a sportswear supplier. In a press release published on Tuesday 3 November 2009, the Ombudsman explains that he suggested that the Commission should admit that it might have been better not to allow the...