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EU To Introduce Centralized Anti-Corruption Measures

Tamás Orbán May 5, 2023

Standardized corruption rules could be coming for all member states, although Brussels might have a hard time getting countries to accept further erosion of their sovereignty.

Greek Judge Alleges He Was Bribed for Vote on Legislation

Thomas O'Reilly April 15, 2023

The former judge resigned over attempts to bypass the Supreme Court as the Greek Parliament passed legislation to ban the National Party from standing in next month’s election.

EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

Thomas O'Reilly April 4, 2023

The raid relates to a corruption case against top EPP official Mario Voigt, with allegations that the CDU politician awarded a contract to design an EPP campaign app on the basis of bribery.

Austrian Court Dismisses FPÖ Russian Bribery Case

Thomas O'Reilly February 19, 2023

The trial was thrown out on procedural grounds, with the FPÖ rejecting accusations of bribery as baseless and defamatory.

Qatargate: Kaili To Remain in Custody Through Christmas

Tristan Vanheuckelom December 24, 2022

Kaili’s defense team maintains that their client is innocent and was never bribed, as she “did not know about the existence” of the €150,000 in cash found in her Brussels apartment.

Qatar Objects to Being Singled Out in EU Anti-Corruption Measures

Tristan Vanheuckelom December 19, 2022

While main suspect Eva Kaili gets most of the attention, the corruption case’s wider ripple effect, particularly in diplomatic relations with the major energy supplier, is making itself felt.

Qatargate: Obstacles to an Urgent Commission of Inquiry in the European Parliament

Hélène de Lauzun December 19, 2022

The text that was finally voted on calls for a commission of inquiry, but only once the legal proceedings have been completed, i.e., in effect, during the next term.

EU Parliament Bribery Plot: Murky and Ever Thickening

Tristan Vanheuckelom December 14, 2022

Belgian court documents indicate that former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri was not only advising MEPs within the S&D to favor Qatar, but Morocco as well.

Qatari Bribery Scheme Rocks Brussels; EU strips Greek MEP Kaili of VP Title

Tristan Vanheuckelom December 11, 2022

Membership, current or past, of the EU Parliament’s ‘Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats’ group appears to be the shared trait among most of the five suspects.

Tag: bribery

EU To Introduce Centralized Anti-Corruption Measures

Greek Judge Alleges He Was Bribed for Vote on Legislation

EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

Austrian Court Dismisses FPÖ Russian Bribery Case

Qatargate: Kaili To Remain in Custody Through Christmas

Qatar Objects to Being Singled Out in EU Anti-Corruption Measures

Qatargate: Obstacles to an Urgent Commission of Inquiry in the European Parliament

EU Parliament Bribery Plot: Murky and Ever Thickening

Qatari Bribery Scheme Rocks Brussels; EU strips Greek MEP Kaili of VP Title

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