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Bit of a scandal hitting the EU currently.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/suitcases-of-cash-mps-arrested-and-the-giant-the-bribery-scandal-that-has-shaken-the-eu-20221215-p5c6ha.html[/URL]Suitcases brimming with cash, phones and computers seized, senior European politicians arrested, charity bosses and parliamentary advisers detained for questioning.It has all the makings of a Netflix political thriller: a glamour couple, unlimited credit cards, a mysterious figure known as “The Giant”, a tangled web of power and influence as well as World Cup host Qatar. And it could be the most egregious bribery scandal to hit Brussels in years.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/13/eu-vice-president-eva-kaili-faces-stripped-role-amid-qatar-corruption-scandal[/URL]The European parliament has been rocked by the biggest scandal in its history after Belgian prosecutors announced they had charged four people with corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organisation, as part of an investigation into attempts by a Gulf state, named by Belgian media as Qatar, to buy influence in the assembly.Since Friday, police have raided European parliament offices and 19 private homes, finding data and hundreds of thousands of euros in cash.
Bit of a scandal hitting the EU currently.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/suitcases-of-cash-mps-arrested-and-the-giant-the-bribery-scandal-that-has-shaken-the-eu-20221215-p5c6ha.html[/URL]
Suitcases brimming with cash, phones and computers seized, senior European politicians arrested, charity bosses and parliamentary advisers detained for questioning.
It has all the makings of a Netflix political thriller: a glamour couple, unlimited credit cards, a mysterious figure known as “The Giant”, a tangled web of power and influence as well as World Cup host Qatar. And it could be the most egregious bribery scandal to hit Brussels in years.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/13/eu-vice-president-eva-kaili-faces-stripped-role-amid-qatar-corruption-scandal[/URL]
The European parliament has been rocked by the biggest scandal in its history after Belgian prosecutors announced they had charged four people with corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organisation, as part of an investigation into attempts by a Gulf state, named by Belgian media as Qatar, to buy influence in the assembly.
Since Friday, police have raided European parliament offices and 19 private homes, finding data and hundreds of thousands of euros in cash.
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