Whistleblowers and prophets

Whistle blowing is a thankless job. Ask Paul Van Buitenen, now sitting in the European Parliament as a one-man party, “Europa Transparent”. Shortly before I first met him in Brussels ten years ago, his exposure of corruption and cronyism involving former French premier, Edith Cresson, had caused the resignation of the whole of Jacques Santer’s European Commission. But before his allegations were proven to be true, Van Buitenen had been suspended, his salary halved and he faced disciplinary action.

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