Brussels, 25/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 25 November, European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros, announced that he had opened an investigation into the Commission's Early Warning System (EWS). This mechanism draws up a list of companies, NGOs, associations and other bodies that the Commission considers potential threats to the financial interests of the European Union. All institutions and bodies of the Union can block or suspend payments and contracts with the bodies mentioned in...