Luxembourg, 24/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 23 October, the European Parliament rejected the Romanian candidacy of Leonard Orban as a member of the European Court of auditors by a small majority of 269 votes in favour of his appointment, 294 against, with 80 abstentions (see EUROPE 10698). Orban had previously declared that he would withdraw his candidacy if it were rejected by MEPs. Orban was the first Romanian member of the European Commission from 2007 to 2010. He was expected to...