
Huawei and the New Corruption Scandal in Brussels: A Second Qatargate?
At least 15 MEPs are implicated in a bribery investigation alleging attempts to influence legislation favoring the Chinese company.

At least 15 MEPs are implicated in a bribery investigation alleging attempts to influence legislation favoring the Chinese company.

One member of von der Leyen’s staff has been fingered in particular for aping American talking points on China as the EU stumbles to form a coherent policy on de-risking from China.

Western Europe is especially bad at spotting foreign propaganda, Ivana Karásková said, urging the EU to adopt its ‘foreign agents law,’ despite the backlash it generated among global, leftist NGOs.