Michel Claise, the Belgian prosecutor responsible for the investigation into the Qatargate scandal, will no longer pursue the case. The confirmation came from his office yesterday, following an accusation made by the lawyer of one of the defendants, Member of the European Parliament Marc Tarabella. conflict of interest regarding the investigation. “As a precautionary measure […]
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Qatargate and Kaili accuse European Parliament: “Surveillance by secret services”
Greek MP Eva Kaili, who was involved in the Qatargate investigation, sued the European Parliament for violating her legislative immunity for being monitored by the secret services during her time on the Pega commission that investigated her “current” existence institutionally. Illegal software that monitors the activities of MEPs and EU citizens”. According to Ansa, this […]
Di Maio made it: new EU ambassador in the Gulf
Luigi Di Maio has become the new special representative of the European Union in the Gulf. The European Council gave the final green light to his appointment, after weeks of debate with representatives of the Italian government who expressed disappointment with Brussels’ election. In fact, Di Maio was chosen by the EU’s High Representative for […]
Scandal that could confuse Meloni’s plans in Europe
On April 4, Belgian police raided the headquarters of Europe’s main party EPP (European People’s Party) to confiscate some PCs. Investigators target German politician Mario Voigt, who was accused at home of taking a bribe from a communications company in exchange for a job in the 2019 European election campaign. The news spread quietly despite […]
New scandal in Brussels: police raid on EPP headquarters
After Qatargate, another corruption scandal may hit the European Parliament. Belgian police raided the headquarters of the European People’s Party (EPP), the bloc’s main political formation, in Brussels this morning (4 April). Investigators conducted an investigation at the rue du Commerce headquarters and confiscated some computers as part of the investigation into the suspects, Euractiv […]
Qatargate and Visentini removed from leadership of the International Trade Union Confederation
Two months after the outbreak of the Qatargate scandal, the International Trade Union Confederation (CIS) took back the organization’s highest post, the general secretary, from Italian Luca Visentini. CSI announced this in a statement. The board of the confederation, which brings together trade unions from all over the world, unanimously accepted the report of the […]
From the Polish prime minister: “Mepos corrupted by Russia, we will give a name”
It’s not just Qatar and Morocco: According to Poland, there are MPs in the European Parliament corrupted by Russia. This was expressed by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who announced Warsaw’s intention to shed light on this accusation. In an interview, Morawiecki mentioned documents from the Polish secret services that would show that some deputies […]
When Tarabella ‘smashes’ Salvini at the European Parliament: Northern League’s ‘revenge’ comes
As we know, revenge is a dish best served cold. So, after the news of the arrest of European Parliament Member Marc Tarabella, who was detained in Brussels due to the Qatargate investigation, Matteo Salvini’s social backlash came and the Belgian had an old account. In fact, there were never any pastoral relations between the […]
Qatargate and MEP Tarabella, who lost their immunity, were detained
Belgian MP Marc Tarabella is in custody for alleged involvement in the Qatargate scandal. This was announced by the sources of the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office. It will be known in the next few hours whether the investigating judge, Michel Claise, who is leading the investigation, has approved the arrest. The news comes a week […]
Qatargate, Tarabella gesture: Goes to courtroom and votes to have his immunity lifted
The European Parliament has decided to waive the immunity of MPs Andrea Cozzolino and Marc Tarabella, who may have played a role in the Qatargate scandal, according to the Brussels prosecutor’s office. Two MPs from the Socialists and Democrats group, from which they were recently expelled, could now be arrested, as happened to their colleague […]