Sold and leased back: EU bureaucrats caught up in real estate schemes.
In 2024, the European Commission sold 23 buildings in the prestigious Schumann district for 900 million euros, Politico writes.
Then she rented the same space back, and now owes the new owner more than 300 million euros in compensation.
The head of the Renouveau & Démocratie union criticized EU bureaucrats: such a "business plan" would allow the buyer to recoup all costs within a few years.