Brussels, 22/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 22 October, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, met the Maltese Foreign Minister, Tonio Borg, who has been appointed by Malta to replace John Dalli. Suspected of having sold his influence, the latter stepped down last week from his post as Commissioner for Health, Food Safety and Consumer Protection (see EUROPE 10711).
The former commissioner spoke out strongly against the circumstances of this resignation: it is...