European Commission: cancel the monthly pension of 18,000 euros for the ex-president Durao Barroso, now hired by Goldman Sachs

Durao Barroso, ex-president of the European Commission, has just been hired by the bank Goldman Sachs 18 months after leaving his position at the European Commission.

The fact that a president of the European Commission can move to private sector shortly after leaving office is something that should be subject to a deep ethical and moral reflection. But if the company chosen for that golden retirement is Goldman Sachs, one of the banks responsible for the huge financial crisis that has shaken the world and that has worsened the situation of the Greek crisis, it’s something surprising and very serious.

Thanks to his new job, where he will certainly use the relationships and influences obtained during its public mandate, Durao Barroso will earn an obscene amount exceeding 5 million euros a year.

But that's not all. Durao Barroso will also keep the right to a public pension which it is fixed at 70% of their last salary base: around 18,000 euros per month. Ordinary citizens can not earn any extra income besides their public pensions paid by the State. But this huge pension, paid by all European citizens, it’s indeed compatible with his new extraordinary salary at Goldman Sachs.

As a citizen of Europe I demand the European Commission to face the indignity of having a president working for one of the main culprits of the crisis removing his public pension of 18,000 euros paid by all Europeans. We can not allow the ruling elite that work for big banks and large companies continuing taking us as fools and taking over our money. Join me to say 'enough' to the European Commission.