The European Parliament this week greenlit four new directors general for new departments, who will start work mid-January. They include the Parliament president’s former head of cab, as previewed in Playbook.   Get ready for some awful acronyms: Per two Parliament officials, Roberta Metsola’s former head of cabinet Leticia Zuleta de Reales Ansaldo will lead […]

Regarding the investigation into the Swiss account held by the former transport minister, Austin Gatt. It resulted in a hefty €29,000 penalty due to unpaid taxes resulting from incorrectly claimed ministerial expense allowances.   The investigation was initially prompted by some pesky newspaper reports during the 2013 election campaign. Oh, those Labour Party reporters and […]