Former EU Health Commissioner John Dalli is seeking €1.9 million in material damages from the EU after what he claims was his forced resignation from the European Commission in October 2012.

The figure emerged from a report by the rapporteur for the Judges’ Panel which is hearing a claim for unfair dismissal filed by Mr Dalli in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

It had been previously reported that Mr Dalli was only seeking symbolic damages of €1.

The report to the Panel of Judges does not explain how Mr Dalli reached his figure.

However the EU Observer said this morning that the money includes lost wages for the remainder of his term as commissioner.

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