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☆ EU Parliament Strips Former VP Eva Kaili of Immunity in Fraud Case
  + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Tuesday afternoon stripped its former vice-president Eva Kaili of her immunity, clearing the way for an investigation of Kaili's alleged involvement in a 150,000 euro ($161,355) EU budget fraud case from 2015. The fraud case is unrelated to the corruption scandal dubbed Qatargate, in which the Greek politician is also involved. The report that was put to vote states that in the fraud case Kaili is accused of fraudulently spending between €120,000 and €150,000 of public money. The office of Kaili's lawyer, Spyros Pappas, did not immediately reply to a Reuters' request for comment but Pappas told news outlet Politico before the vote that he would take further legal action if Kaili's immunity were lifted. He told Politico that the notion that Kaili could serve prison time based on the outcome of the investigation is “at this stage rather premature and unsubstantiated”.
Persons: Eva Kaili, Kaili's, Spyros Pappas, Pappas, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Gerry Doyle Organizations: EU, Politico Locations: BRUSSELS
☆ Belgium detains another EU lawmaker in graft investigation
  + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Belgian prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal that has hit the European Parliament carried out new searches on Friday and took in for questioning a lawmaker whose immunity from prosecution was waived last week. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that an EU member of parliament (MEP) it identified as "M.T. ", and whom a source close to the case said was Marc Tarabella, was detained early on Friday. The European Parliament last week waived the immunity of Tarabella and Italian Andrea Cozzolino, both of the centre-left Socialist and Democrats. Through their lawyers, both have denied wrongdoing and said they are ready to answer questions of Belgian authorities.
☆ Factbox: The European Parliament's cash-for-influence scandal
  + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
BRUSSELS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Belgian authorities have charged four people linked to the European Parliament over allegations World Cup host Qatar lavished them with cash and gifts to influence decision-making. RAIDS AND THE PROSECUTION CASEInvestigators searched 19 homes and the offices of the European Parliament in raids on Dec 9-12. Pier Antonio Panzeri - a former European Parliament member from Italy's centre-left and founder of non-profit pro-justice campaign group Fight Impunity. Belgium also submitted European arrest warrants for his wife and daughter in Italy. According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, Giorgi has confessed to taking bribes to influence European Parliament decisions and sought to exonerate his partner Kaili.
☆ Eva Kaili's partner confesses role in European Parliament corruption case - sources
  + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Charlotte Campenhout Emilio Parodi | Charlotte Campenhout | Emilio Parodi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BRUSSELS Dec 15 (Reuters) - Francesco Giorgi, the partner of ousted European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili, has confessed his role in a Qatar graft scandal, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Giorgi's confession to taking bribes from Qatar to influence European Parliament decisions on Qatar had made "a significant contribution" to the probe underway by Belgian investigating magistrates, one of the sources said. Greek MEP Kaili, who was ousted from her role as vice president of the European Parliament on Monday, has denied any wrongdoing through her lawyer. Tarabella, who had previously confirmed that his home was searched on Saturday as part of the Belgian investigation, has denied any wrongdoing. The European Parliament on Thursday suspended all work on legislation linked to Qatar, and parliament's president, Roberta Metsola, told EU leaders she would lead reforms to prevent a repeat of a criminal corruption scandal.
☆ EU-Qatar graft scandal uncovered by year-long, pan-Europe probe, Belgium says
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop Charlotte Campenhout | Philip Blenkinsop | Charlotte Campenhout | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
"We've been too naïve ... for far too long," a justice ministry spokesperson said, referring to what he called clandestine operations by foreign powers in Belgium. The other three suspects arrested and charged last week were meanwhile questioned, as planned, on Wednesday by a three-judge panel. Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, the secretary-general of a rule of law campaign group, will leave jail but wear an electronic ankle tag. The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to strip Kaili, a 44-year old Greek Socialist MEP, of her vice presidency role. Although no state was publicly named by prosecutors, a source with knowledge of the case said it was Qatar.
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