Former members of the European Parliament might be banned from lobbying in Brussels and Strasbourg for six months after leaving workplace, beneath plans endorsed by political leaders at a closed-door assembly Wednesday evening. Roberta Metsola, the center-right Maltese Parliament chief, floated an preliminary 14-point record of reforms to beef up …
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The European Parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of lawmakers Andrea Cozzolino and Marc Tarabella, paving the best way for Belgian prosecutors to interrogate them about their involvement within the Qatargate corruption scandal that has shaken Brussels to its core. The transfer — accepted by a present of fingers — …
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Regardless of the Qatargate corruption scandal, the European Fee doesn’t see “any grounds” to droop the EU’s aviation settlement with Qatar, a senior DG MOVE official instructed a European Parliament committee on Tuesday. The scandal has introduced consideration to the deal, which grants Qatari airways better entry to the European …
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Press play to hearken to this text Voiced by synthetic intelligence. Does tiny Belgium have what it takes to convict the alleged perpetrators of a sprawling corruption scandal that’s engulfing the European Parliament? This query hung over conversations within the corridors of Brussels after emergence of the so-called Qatargate allegations …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When it comes to online records of past lobbying work, Eva Kaili’s sister Mantalena wants a clean slate. Eva, the now-former European Parliament vice president arrested in December on corruption allegations, had been a regular presence at events organized …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Pier Antonio Panzeri, a former Italian EU lawmaker among four people detained in the European Parliament corruption probe, has struck a plea deal with the Belgian prosecutor to exchange information for a reduced sentence. According to a press release from the …
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First, it was famous names on the board who quit. Now, Qatargate suspect Pier Antonio Panzeri’s human rights nongovernmental organization is facing the loss of a major donor. That donor, the Human Rights Foundation, is looking to claw back some of the €600,000 euros it gave to Fight Impunity, the …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. European Parliament members could be barred from lobbying for two years after leaving office under a revamp of the body’s lobbying and transparency rules set to be proposed this week by Parliament President Roberta Metsola, whose institution is reeling …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Maria Arena is blaming her secretary. The Socialist MEP, who chairs the European Parliament’s human rights committee, accepted a trip to Qatar — and then failed to declare properly that the Qatari government paid for her flights and hotel, …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. They’re dazzlingly rich, and they expect to be in charge for a long, long time. The monarchs leading Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia might seem from the outside like a trio of like-minded Persian Gulf autocrats. …
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Press play to take heed to this text Voiced by synthetic intelligence. Paul Dallison writes Declassified, a weekly satirical column. Until you’ve been dwelling below a really massive rock, you’ll know that the European Parliament is within the harsh glare of the highlight because of the scandal we’re calling Qatargate (and, …
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Press play to take heed to this text Voiced by synthetic intelligence. Belgian investigators asked the European Parliament to waive the immunity of two extra MEPs suspected of wrongdoing amid a sprawling corruption scandal linked to alleged bribery by Qatar and Morocco. Socialists & Democrats lawmakers Marc Tarabella, a Belgian …
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