Tag: Qatargate
After “Qatargate”, the anti-corruption rules adopted urgently in the European Parliament remain insufficient
Europe, Belgium, Brussels, European Parliament PHILIPPE TURPIN / PHOTONONSTOP Obligation to declare meetings with lobbyists extended to all MEPs, much more detailed declarations of conflicts of interest, creation of an…
“Qatargate”: the Belgian investigation risks getting bogged down
Former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, upon his release from Saint-Gilles prison, in Brussels, April 13, 2023. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP Nearly thirteen months after the outbreak of “Qatargate”, a…
a first indictment in the “Qatargate”
Reynald Temarii, in Zurich (Switzerland), on November 18, 2010. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP This is a first challenge that could lead to others. After seven years of investigation, an indictment…
Qatargate: MEP Eva Kaili authorized to remove her electronic bracelet
The Belgian anti-corruption judge in charge of the so-called Qatargate case lifted Thursday the surveillance under electronic bracelet which was imposed on the Greek MEP Eva Kaili in Brussels, announced…
After Qatargate, the impossible quest for ethics in the European Parliament
Reserved for subscribers THE BRUSSELS LETTER. It will be difficult to restore confidence after the shock of the corruption cases that have plagued the EU. Especially since the 27 do…
Qatargate: a Belgian MEP arrested and placed in police custody
Marc Tarabella, deprived eight days ago of his parliamentary immunity due to a corruption scandal, was arrested by the police on Friday. SourceAFP Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella was arrested by…
Qatargate: Belgian justice renounces to extradite two suspects from Italy
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 01/27/2023 at 5:19 p.m., Update on 01/27/2023 at 5:31 p.m. Logo of the NGO Fight Impunity led by former Italian MEP Pier-Antonio Panzeri,…
Qatargate: ex-MEP Panzeri, key suspect, pledges to collaborate with justice
By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 01/17/2023 at 17:31, Update on 01/17/2023 at 20:33 A session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, January 17, 2023. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP…
Pier Antonio Panzeri, the reformed Qatargate MEP
Reserved for subscribers The Italian, affable and uneducated in foreign affairs, has reached an agreement with Belgian justice in the context of the scandal which is shaking the European Parliament.…
Qatargate: two socialist MEPs pushed to leave the group
NOTA new twist – political – in the so-called Marocgate and Qatargate affair. The president of the socialist group, Iratxe Garcia Perez, demands the departure of the two socialist deputies…
“The “Qatargate” must serve as a catalyst to transform the European institutions”
Lhe “Qatargate” is certainly the most spectacular scandal in the history of the European Parliament. The arrest of a vice-president, the seizure of millions of euros and entire suitcases of…
“Qatargate”: The European Parliament will lift the immunity of two deputies
by Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament said on Monday it would begin proceedings to lift the immunity of two MEPs following a request from Belgian courts…