The MEP and president of the CDS, Nuno Melo, questioned the European Commission this Wednesday so that the entity directed by Ursula von der Leyen pronounces on the existence of a conflict of interest situation on the part, according to The Observer, of the husband of the minister. da Coesão, Ana Abrunhosa, received funding from the EU. “Does not consider that the situation described constitutes a conflict of interest and, therefore, the existence of a illegality and incompatibility?”, asks Nuno Melo in a question “with a request for a written answer”.
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In the question sent to the EU executive body, Nuno Melo recalls that “one of the flags of the European Commission” is precisely “the fight against fraud, which has already given rise to several mechanisms so that the money available in the funds Europeans is protected against fraud.” any type of illicit actions.
The MEP also recalls that the Commission announced “even ‘zero tolerance’ in relation to fraud and ‘non-conformities’ in the use of European funds by the 27 Member States of the European Union.” And he wants to know the degree of knowledge on the subject in Berlaymont: “I ask the European Commission: Are you aware of the situation?”
Source: Observadora
