La Commission avait également soutenu que Mme Cresson avait manqué aux obligations découlant de sa charge de commissaire en proposant des contrats de travail à une autre de ses connaissances personnelles, M. Riedinger, avocat d’affaires, mais la Cour considère que les éléments portés à sa connaissance ne permettent pas de parvenir à une telle conclusion.
The Commission had also argued that Mrs Cresson had acted in breach of the obligations arising from her office as Commissioner in offering work contracts to another of her personal acquaintances, Mr Riedinger, a commercial lawyer, but the Court considered that the information brought to its attention did not justify such a finding.