Britanski list Sunday Times izvještava da je Adrian Severin, bivši zamjenik premijera Rumunije, uz Ernsta Strassera iz Austrije i Zorana Thalera iz Slovenije, primao mito u iznosu i do 100.000 eura godišnje u zamjenu za predlaganje amandmana u EP-u.
The British newspaper Sunday Times reported that Adrian Severin, a former Romanian deputy prime minister, along with Ernst Strasser of Austria and Zoran Thaler of Slovenia, accepted offers of up to 100,000 euros per year in return for proposing amendments in the EP.