The court case instituted by former European Commissioner John Dalli against Commissioner President Jose' Manuel Barroso has started in Luxembourg.

Mr Dalli is claiming he was improperly pushed out of his job in October 2012 after the EU's anti-fraud office OLAF said he had been aware that an associate (Silvio Zammit)  had asked a Swedish tobacco company for money in return for changes to EU tobacco legislation. Mr Dalli always denied the claim.

Pictures show Mr Dalli in the court room this morning and Mr Barroso on his arrival.

Picture below is a general view of the court room.

Pictures courtesy of François Beaudonnet

Follow live coverage of the proceedings at http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140707/local/live-dalli-and-barroso-face-off-in-luxembourg.526164

 

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