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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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MEPs Andrea Cozzolino and Marc Tarabella were arrested after their parliamentary immunity was lifted.

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Corruption scandal: Cozzolino arrested in Italy and Tarabella charged

Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella has been charged with participation in a criminal organisation, corruption and money laundering.

13/02/2023

Marc Tarabella is a Belgian MEP who used to be associated with the socialist group.

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Corruption scandal: MEP Marc Tarabella arrested by Belgian police

Marc Tarabella's parliamentary immunity was lifted by MEPs earlier this month, paving the way for his arrest.

10/02/2023

Francesco Giorgi with former Italian MEP Antonio Panzeri at the European Parliament in Brussels.

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EU Parliament corruption suspect Giorgi to remain in Belgian jail

Giorgi's lawyer said that a deal struck earlier this month between former MEP Antonio Panzeri and the authorities to reveal all elements of the criminal organisation won't change his client's position.

26/01/2023

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

Marc Angel is a first-term MEP from Luxembourg and sits with the socialist group.

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Corruption scandal: Marc Angel secures Eva Kaili's Parliament VP spot

Eva Kaili was removed from her position as Vice-President after being charged with corruption and money laundering.

18/01/2023

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

Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella at a meeting on EU-Oman relations in the European Parliament.

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European Parliament starts process to waive immunity of two more MEPs

Marc Tarabella and Andrea Cozzolino are both members of the Socialists & Democrats Group.

16/01/2023

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

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

16/01/2023

FILE - A man walks down stairs during a special session on lobbying at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 12, 2022.

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Belgian MEP failed to declare expenses-paid trip to Qatar

Marc Tarabella, a suspect in the European Parliament's Qatargate corruption scandal, failed to declare a working trip he made to Qatar in 2020, his lawyer said on Sunday.

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

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

Lawyers for former European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, center right, and Andre Risopoulos, center left, speak with the media, 22 Dec 2022.

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EU corruption scandal: Parliament moves to lift two MEP's immunity

Belgian authorities have asked the EU legislator to waive the immunity of two lawmakers, amid a major corruption scandal shaking Brussels.

02/01/2023

FILE: Greek politician and European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili, December 2022

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MEP at centre of Qatargate scandal set to spend Christmas in prison

Eva Kaili's lawyers had requested her release from prison with a police tracking device.

22/12/2022

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MEP at centre of Qatargate scandal held in prison for another month

Eva Kaili is suspected of being at the centre of one of the EU's biggest corruption scandals, and her lawyers had requested her release from prison with an electronic tracking device.

22/12/2022

Eva Kaili, right, speaks during the European Book Prize award ceremony in Brussels, Dec. 7, 2022.

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Eva Kaili lawyer claims her innocence in Qatargate corruption scandal

The Greek MEP will appear before a judge in Brussels on Thursday.

21/12/2022

A microphone is pictured in an almost empty hemicycle of the European Parliament during a debate. in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday Dec 13, 2022

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Italian court approves extradition in EU Parliament's 'Qatargate' case

The court in Brescia decided that Maria Dolores Colleoni could be taken to Belgium based on a European arrest warrant linking her to the scandal through her husband, former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri.

20/12/2022

Italian MEP Andrea Cozzolino was suspended by his own party, Partito Democratico (PD).

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Corruption scandal: Italian socialists suspend MEP Andrea Cozzolino

Cozzolino has not been arrested by Belgian police as part of the widening corruption scandal that has engulfed the European Parliament.

16/12/2022

The European Chief Prosecutor requested the lifting of immunity of MEPs Eva Kail (left) and Maria Spyraki (right).

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European Prosecutor requests immunity of two Greek MEPs to be lifted

The European Chief Prosecutor wants the immunity of Eva Kaili (S&D) and Maria Spyraki (EPP) to be lifted over suspicions of fraud.

15/12/2022

MEPs decided to suspend all pending legislation involving Qatar.

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Corruption scandal: MEPs vote to suspend Qatar access to EU Parliament

In reaction to the widening corruption scandal, the European Parliament decided to suspend all pending legislation involving Qatar.

15/12/2022

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

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Metsola promises 'wide-ranging' reforms after MEP corruption scandal

The European Parliament president promised a clampdown on MEPs' links with third countries and other measures, amid the scandal over Qatar's alleged attempt to buy influence.

15/12/2022