
German MEP’s Ex-Employee Convicted of Spying for China
The Dresden court sentenced a former Brussels parliamentary aide to almost five years in prison, after finding he passed sensitive information to Beijing.

The Dresden court sentenced a former Brussels parliamentary aide to almost five years in prison, after finding he passed sensitive information to Beijing.

The German MP is under investigation over allegations of money laundering and bribery but denies any wrongdoing.

German prosecutors say the former EU assistant passed secrets to Beijing and spied on dissidents and arms firms.

With its new delegation of 152 deputies, Alice Weidel’s party has no intention of letting itself be intimidated.

The party’s leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla outlined plans to make the AfD a party of government.

Brussels will welcome its eighth parliamentary group in just a few days, but the final composition will likely be negotiated until the last minute.

Lead candidate voted out by majority of party’s MEPs

Potential new nationalist party group could pave way for ID to cooperate with ECR.

Only the Austrian and Estonian delegations voted in favor of keeping AfD in the ID.

The timing of the arrest and release of information right before the EU elections was “not a coincidence,” MEP Maximilian Krah said.