Brussels, 27/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - The Italian minister for agriculture resigned on Sunday 26 January. She is suspected of abusing her position by inappropriately appointing certain members of staff in the public health sector and an investigation has been opened into the way EU funds to agriculture have been managed.
Speaking on Twitter, Nunzia De Girolamo stated: “I am resigning as a minister. I cannot continue to be part of a government that has failed to defend my honour”. De...