>In a judicial investigation into alleged corruption, criminal organisation and money laundering, police carried out 16 searches in Brussels on Friday morning. Four people were arrested. This is what ‘Knack’ and ‘Le Soir’ learned from good sources and is confirmed by the federal public prosecutor’s office. That has been conducting an investigation into possible bribery in the European Parliament by a Gulf state since July. It is allegedly Qatar, which is currently hosting the World Cup.
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>”For several months, federal judicial police investigators have suspected a Gulf state of trying to influence the economic and political decisions of the European Parliament,” Eric Van Duyse, spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office, confirmed to both newspapers. “In particular by paying substantial sums of money or offering large gifts to third parties with important political and/or strategic positions in the European Parliament.”
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>The federal prosecutor’s office does not say which country is involved. But ‘Le Soir’ and ‘Knack’ learned from their sources that Qatar is being targeted. Investigators would investigate whether Qatar has tried to influence positions in the European Parliament in a way that goes beyond traditional lobbying. European Parliament staff
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>The searches by the federal judicial police took place in Ixelles, Schaarbeek, Kraainem, Forest and Brussels, said the federal prosecutor’s office spokesman. “The operation targeted assistants of MEPs. Those questioned included a former MEP.” During the searches, investigators seized around 600,000 euros in cash, in addition to a lot of IT equipment and mobile phones. These will all be analysed, the spokesman said.
C’mon, I’m only waiting to hear the names of a few mouthy Irish MEPs get called out, you know, the failed builder and his MEP ‘bit of strange’ girlfriend….🤣 or they only cashing rubles now 🤣
I bet the German Union party is involved.
There already were etablished connections since forever and they lobbied for qatari gas years ago
Wow corrupt country bribing others? Who would have ever expected that?
It’s hard to tell no that greasy oil money, but still shameful that happened inside EU parliament.
This whole world cup is such a mess, that i can’t wait the North Korean cup next…
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>In a judicial investigation into alleged corruption, criminal organisation and money laundering, police carried out 16 searches in Brussels on Friday morning. Four people were arrested. This is what ‘Knack’ and ‘Le Soir’ learned from good sources and is confirmed by the federal public prosecutor’s office. That has been conducting an investigation into possible bribery in the European Parliament by a Gulf state since July. It is allegedly Qatar, which is currently hosting the World Cup.
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>”For several months, federal judicial police investigators have suspected a Gulf state of trying to influence the economic and political decisions of the European Parliament,” Eric Van Duyse, spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office, confirmed to both newspapers. “In particular by paying substantial sums of money or offering large gifts to third parties with important political and/or strategic positions in the European Parliament.”
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>The federal prosecutor’s office does not say which country is involved. But ‘Le Soir’ and ‘Knack’ learned from their sources that Qatar is being targeted. Investigators would investigate whether Qatar has tried to influence positions in the European Parliament in a way that goes beyond traditional lobbying. European Parliament staff
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>The searches by the federal judicial police took place in Ixelles, Schaarbeek, Kraainem, Forest and Brussels, said the federal prosecutor’s office spokesman. “The operation targeted assistants of MEPs. Those questioned included a former MEP.” During the searches, investigators seized around 600,000 euros in cash, in addition to a lot of IT equipment and mobile phones. These will all be analysed, the spokesman said.
C’mon, I’m only waiting to hear the names of a few mouthy Irish MEPs get called out, you know, the failed builder and his MEP ‘bit of strange’ girlfriend….🤣 or they only cashing rubles now 🤣
I bet the German Union party is involved.
There already were etablished connections since forever and they lobbied for qatari gas years ago
Wow corrupt country bribing others? Who would have ever expected that?
It’s hard to tell no that greasy oil money, but still shameful that happened inside EU parliament.
This whole world cup is such a mess, that i can’t wait the North Korean cup next…