{"id":213890,"date":"2025-02-20T10:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/politics\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-from-brussels-to-microsoft-european-ombudsman-opens-new-revolving-door-probe\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:28:13","slug":"rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-from-brussels-to-microsoft-european-ombudsman-opens-new-revolving-door-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/politics\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-from-brussels-to-microsoft-european-ombudsman-opens-new-revolving-door-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"rewrite this title in Arabic From Brussels to Microsoft: European Ombudsman opens new revolving door probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic<br \/>\n        The EU watchdog responsible for investigating maladministration is probing the European Commission&#8217;s approval of Nicholas Banasevic, a former high-ranking EU antitrust official, joining Microsoft in a senior role dealing with competition and regulatory affairs.<br \/>\n    ADVERTISEMENTThe European Ombudsman announced on Thursday the launch of an inquiry into Nicholas Banasevic&#8217;s transition from the EU executive to the private sector.Banasevic, a senior EU official with 25 years of experience in antitrust cases, first joined the law firm Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher in 2022 to represent clients in EU competition matters, and then moved to Microsoft in 2024 as Corporate vice-president and Head of Competition and Regulation for Europe.\u00a0The investigation was triggered by a complaint made by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, two NGOs advocating for more transparency in the institutions.They cited Mr. Banasevic\u2019s \u201cinsider knowledge, professional experience, and the interests of his current employer\u201d as grounds for \u201ca strong suspicion that he has violated, and continues to violate, his obligations as an ex-EU-official.&#8221;The move from public office to private job\u00a0has previously been approved by the Commission itself, a decision judged concerning by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControlThe NGOs now assert that \u201cBanasevic is leveraging knowledge gained during his time at the Commission to benefit his new employer, potentially to the detriment of the Commission\u2019s interests\u201d.\u201cThe Commission should never have granted Banasevic permission in the first place and should now retroactively withdraw it,\u201d they added. \u00a0When questioned in August on the case, a Commission spokeperson told Euronews that \u201cformer staff are permanently barred from working on any legal cases they were involved with during their tenure, including related appeals before the European Courts.\u201d\u201cAdditionally, they are prohibited from disclosing unauthorised information received during their service unless it is already public,&#8221; the EU executive said, adding: &#8220;They must also continue to demonstrate integrity and discretion, particularly concerning accepting certain positions or benefits.&#8221;\u00a0The Ombudsman sent a request for information to the European Commission, asking for documents related to how the decision made, as well as \u201cany documents that the Commission holds in relation to the former DG Competition staff member\u2019s new job with the large technology company.\u201d\u00a0The Ombusdman have given the EU executive until the 14 March to reply. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic The EU watchdog responsible for investigating maladministration is probing the European Commission&#8217;s approval of Nicholas Banasevic, a former high-ranking EU antitrust official, joining Microsoft in a senior role dealing with competition and regulatory affairs. 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