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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10453

16 September 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/corruption
MEPs support European sanctions

Brussels, 15/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - In a resolution adopted by 553 votes in favour, as opposed to 3 against and 11 abstentions, on Thursday 15 September, the European Parliament called for European sanctions against corruption and for member states to implement rules to get rid of this problem. Corruption costs the EU economy €120 billion per year, almost as much as the EU's annual budget. The economic crisis in many EU countries makes anti-corruption measures are all the more urgent,...

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