I think there&#x27;s a lot of money involved with this deal.. The previous &quot;Commissioner&quot; was also as corrupt as anything...<p>Tax fraud, trading with insider knowledge, ... It isn&#x27;t mentioned in his English bio though ;) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Karel_De_Gucht" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Karel_De_Gucht</a> vs <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nl.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Karel_De_Gucht" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nl.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Karel_De_Gucht</a><p>It&#x27;s weird that we let these people decide about democracy and what&#x27;s &quot;good&quot; for us.