Copycat German MEP quits top EU post

  • 13 years ago
German MEP, Silvana Koch-Mehrin has resigned as vice-president of the European Parliament, amid claims she plagiarised her university thesis. Heidelberg University said it has launched an investigation. The scandal follows the resignation of former defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on similar accusations. ... http://www.euronews.net/

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