KINNOCK GRILLED OVER ANDREASEN.

• Position: European Commission Vice-President Neil Kinnock - Chief Accountant Marta Andreasen - Brief Article

Interviewed on September 9 by the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control, Neil Kinnock, the European Commission's Vice-President turned out to be a staunch defence of his institution's attitude towards the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the ousted Chief Accountant Marta Andreasen. Questioned by Christopher Heaton-Harris (EPP, United Kingdom), who accused the Commission of cooking the books in common with the heads of Enron and WorldCom, Mr Kinnock slammed the "gross ignorance" of the young Tory MEP, who for that matter seems to be conducting a personal crusade in this case. The Anglo-British trend the...