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Another German politician has been hit by plagiarism accusations.
MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin is a rising star in the Free Democrats, a junior government partner.
Researchers say several parts of a university dissertation from ten years ago were copied from other authors.
Last month Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Germany’s then-defence minister, resigned over similar allegations.
More about: Education, EU Parliament, Germany, Political scandalCopyright © 2013 euronews
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