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New cases illustrate 'conflict of interest' involving former EU staff

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Eight new cases "illustrating the extent of Brussels' revolving door problem" have been highlighted in a new report.

The eight cases cited by the group Corporate Europe Observatory feature individuals who, it says, have moved through the "revolving door" from the European institutions, including the commission, into private sector lobbying jobs.

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