EU Health Commissioner Quits Amid Scandal
Accusations of bribery over legislation favorable to tobacco companies
The EU health commissioner has resigned over a bribery scandal involving tobacco, presenting an unwanted distraction to the bloc's executive arm on the eve of a summit meeting of European leaders.
John Dalli, the commissioner from Malta, submitted his resignation amid an investigation by the EU's anti-fraud watch dog, OLAF, into his dealings with aa summit meeting of European leaders Maltese entrepreneur.
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