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Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella (L), and Greek MEP Eva Kaili (R). Both have been charged with corruption as part of a scandal known as Qatargate.

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Corruption scandal: MEPs Kaili and Tarabella ordered to stay in jail

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Ukraine War: Kyiv hopes new weaponry can tip the balance in Bakhmut

The newly elected Czech president, a former NATO general, is calling on Ukraine's allies to do more. And now the question of sending fighter jets has entered the debate.

03/02/2023

Members of the European Parliament vote at the European Parliament, Jan. 17, 2023 in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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MEPs launch hotline to tip off 'shady lobbying' in EU institutions

The hotline website promises to guarantee complete anonymity for staff of EU institutions that come forward to tip off any irregularities in lobbying practices by Big Tech companies.

02/02/2023

Italian MEP Andrea Cozzolino

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Corruption scandal: MEPs lift Cozzolino and Tarabella's immunities

Both MEPs deny any involvement in the illicit lobbying allegedly conducted by Qatar by Morocco.

02/02/2023

Police block a square after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.

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Ukraine corruption scandal: Police raid oligarch and officials

Ukrainian authorities have moved swiftly to try and limit the fallout from a damaging corruption scandal amid the war.

01/02/2023

Italian MEP Andrea Cozzolino and Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella.

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Corruption scandal: Two more MEPs set to have immunity lifted

Both deny any involvement in the illicit lobbying scandal allegedly involving Qatar and Morocco.

31/01/2023

European Parliament's President Roberta Metsola chairs the vote for vice-president of parliament, Jan. 18, 2023 in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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Body probing MEPs' conduct should get more powers & funds: EU watchdog

EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly welcomed the proposals unveiled by European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola to crack down on corruption and increase transparency but said that more could be done.

30/01/2023

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko

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Ukraine will need 'fighter jets' after tanks, former president says

"If Ukraine had become a NATO member in 2008, the war would probably not be taking place right now," Petro Poroshenko told Euronews.

25/01/2023

Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Viacheslav Shapovalov has resigned, local media reported, alleging his departure was linked to a scandal.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renews crackdown on graft

Several top Ukrainian officials, including the deputy minister of defence, have announced their resignations as the presidency warns of tough anti-graft measures.

24/01/2023

US Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022.

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Ukraine corruption scandal: US promises 'rigorous monitoring' of aid

But Washington says it has no evidence American assistance has been diverted.

24/01/2023

NATO military exercise 'Iron Wolf 2022-II' at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.

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22/01/2023

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola looks on during the 53rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

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State of the Union: What were the top stories in the EU this week?

Here are the topics the EU talked about most this week: Corruption in the European Parliament and Greta's coal mine protest in Germany.

20/01/2023

Greek MEP Eva Kaili has been charged with corruption and money laundering by Belgian authorities.

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Corruption scandal: MEP Eva Kaili to remain in prison, judge orders

Kaili is one of four people who have been arrested and charged in connection to the corruption scandal rocking the European Parliament.

19/01/2023

Pier Antonio Panzeri has signed a deal to share details with Belgian authorities.

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Ex-MEP in EU corruption scandal admits ties to Qatar, Morocco - lawyer

Belgian authorities have so far not confirmed the countries at the heart of the cash-for-favours scandal, dubbed Qatargate.

18/01/2023

Navalny looks at a camera while speaking from a prison via a video link, during a court session in Petushki, Russia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

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17/01/2023

Pier Antonio Panzeri has signed a deal to share details with Belgian authorities.

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Corruption scandal: Panzeri admits guilt and signs deal to cooperate

Under the deal, the former MEP will share "substantial, revealing, truthful and complete" details about the corruption scandal.

17/01/2023

From left to right: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Eva Kaili and Andrea Cozzolino.

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Who is who in the European Parliament corruption scandal?

The so-called Qatargate continues to send shockwaves across Brussels as new twists and turns mount.

16/01/2023

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola vowed to review undeclared trips and legislative amendments.

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Corruption scandal: Metsola vows to review EU laws for undue lobbying

In her first interview with Euronews since the corruption scandal erupted, the European Parliament President promised "immediate" reforms.

12/01/2023

Lawyers for Greek MEP Eva Kaili, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, center right, and Andre Risopoulos, center left, speak with the media at the courthouse in Brussels on Dec 22, 2022.

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Qatargate: 'No evidence' against MEP Eva Kaili, her lawyer says

The Greek European parliamentarian maintains she is not guilty of accepting bribes from Qatar.

10/01/2023

Andrej Babis who has been acquitted on fraud charges.

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Czech court clears former PM Andrej Babis of fraud

The Czech Republic's former Prime Minister has been cleared of fraud by a court in Prague. Andrej Babis is running for president in elections on Friday.

09/01/2023

Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita denounced "repeated media attacks" against his country.

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Morocco denounces 'media attacks' as EU corruption scandal thickens

According to media reports, Francesco Giorgi, one of the four people currently in custody, has accused Morocco of trying to influence EU policy-making.

05/01/2023