Cameron draws line between police and government on hacking

Prime Minister David Cameron sought to distance himself from the resignation of the country’s most senior policeman on Monday, saying the London force’s role in the phone-hacking scandal was quite different from that of the government.

Paul Stephenson quit as head of the Metropolitan Police on Sunday over his links to Neil Wallis, a former deputy editor at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid, the News of the World. The London police force had hired Wallis as a public relations consultant.

Cameron hired one of the newspaper’s former editors, Andy Coulson, as his communications chief after he resigned in 2007 over the hacking of phones of members of the royal family.

Asked at a news conference to explain the difference between Stephenson hiring Wallis and the prime minister hiring Coulson, Cameron said: “I don’t believe the two situations are the same in any shape or form.

“There is a contrast with the situation at the Metropolitan Police, where clearly the issues have been around whether or not the investigation is being pursued properly.

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France faces showdown on Roma at European Union summit

A row over France’s crackdown on Roma (Gypsy) migrants from Romania and Bulgaria looks set to dominate a summit of EU leaders in Brussels.

President Nicolas Sarkozy was furious after European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding appeared to compare France’s removal of Roma with Gypsy deportations during World War II.

Ms Reding later said she regretted interpretations of her statement.

EU leaders are due to discuss ways to prevent a new financial crisis.

Also on the agenda are plans to co-ordinate their approach towards emerging powers like China and India.

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Bulgaria expected to change EU Commission nominee

BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Bulgaria is expected on Tuesday to withdraw Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva as its candidate to be in the next European Commission, sources in the European Union executive and the European Parliament said.

Parliamentarians raised questions about her qualifications and business background after a hearing last week in the assembly’s development committee. Withdrawing her candidacy should help the Commission win an approval vote in the parliament on Jan. 26.

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