‘José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, has become embroiled in a party funding scandal in Portugal, his home country, with members of the European parliament demanding he answer questions about the affair.
They want to be told how much he knew about payments made by a construction group to his Social Democrats (PSD) shortly before he became prime minister in 2002 – and whether favours were rendered in return.
This week the Portuguese state prosecutor said he would consider opening a criminal investigation into the case after fresh revelations in the media…………………………’
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