The European Union’s transport chief, who accepted free flights and accommodation in Qatar while his team negotiated an aviation deal with the Gulf state, has been moved to another post at his own request, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Henrik Hololei, director general of the European Commission’s transport department, was moved to a new non-managerial role at the commission, which stopped short of accusing him of wrongdoing. He took nine free Qatar Airways flights between 2015 and 2021, POLITICO reported at the beginning of March. Although that did not break commission rules, Hololei is subject to an internal investigation, and critics have accused him of a conflict of interest.
