José
Manuel Barroso ‘receiving early EU pensions’
Commission
confirms that Barroso had asked for payments to start.
By CYNTHIA KROET
9/28/16, 8:53 AM CET
Former European
Commission President José Manuel Barroso is already receiving early
pension from the EU, Danish newspaper Politiken reported on
Wednesday.
Barroso is entitled
to monthly retirement payout of €7,000. He would normally start
receiving that amount after retiring and leaving the job market.
But the Commission
confirmed that its former president had asked for the payment, after
he reached the required age of 60 in March. They did not say when he
started receiving payments.
The revelation comes
as Barroso embroiled in a controversy after he’s taken a job with
Goldman Sachs.
His new gig with the
U.S. investment bank has caused outcry, and senior figures have urged
the Commission to probe the appointment and consider limiting
Barroso’s EU pension.
Jean-Claude Juncker
is congratulated by former European Commission President Jose Manuel
Barroso after receiving the New Economy Forum 2015 award in Madrid in
October 2015
Earlier this month,
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker asked an ethics committee to
look into Barroso’s new job.
Barroso, who is also
a former Portuguese Prime Minister, said the EU investigation was
“discriminatory” and “inconsistent.”
The EU Treaty
stipulates an 18-month cooling off period. Barroso joined Goldman
Sachs 20 months after he left the EU’s executive body.
Authors:
Cynthia Kroet
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