On 26 April 2006, French daily 20 minutes revealed that "in May 2005, MEP Paul van Buitenen was shocked by Frits Bolkestein's presence in Bank Menatep's international consultative council (owned by Russian magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky), a sulfurous Russian banking establishment, and by his work for Shell, British-Dutch petrol company. Two firms 'detaining secret accounts in Clearstream' ... Van Buitenen, also Dutch, then asked for 'clarification' to the European Commission and the opening of a parliamentary investigation. The Commission's president, José Manuel Barroso, answered that these facts "don't bring up any new question" and that it is not known "if Menatep took contact with Bolkestein while he was in his functions". No investigation thereby took place." The free daily underlines that "in 2001, it was Bolkestein himself that announced the Commission's refusal to open up a parliamentary investigation on Clearstream", following MEP Harlem Désir's requests and accusations that Menatep had an "undeclared account" at Clearstream. Bolkestein refused to answer any questions by the newspaper.[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frits_Bolkestein
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/11/rap-info/i2311-51.asp
Deux livres à lire ou à parcourir:
Wim Duisenberg, van Friese volksjongen tot Mr. Euro, de Bruno de Haas en Cees van Lotringen, Business Contact, 2003.
Neelie Kroes, hoe een Rotterdams meisje de machtigste vrouw van Europa werd, de Stan de Jong&Koen Voskuil, Nieuw Amsterdam Uitgevers, 3ème ed. 2012.
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