One of the European Commissioners’ vice presidents, Gunther Verheugen, has severe public image problems, after the German media threatened to publish of some explicit photos, showing Verheugen while sunbathing naked along with his lady cabinet director.
In October, EurActiv Romania told about the war between the commissioner on industrial policies and Brussels public servants. Tables have turned, and Verheugen is now the perfect scandal subject for the German media.
After less than two months after accusing his “power greedy” collaborators of “sacrificing reforms for the sake of their power”, Verheugen has to edit some new statements.
In case the photos are published, they would not only prove the inappropriate behavior of the European official, but also the fact that he lied when he described the relationship with his cabinet director as “purely professional”.
