
MEPs To Lose ‘Right of Dissent’
The report lends credence to the belief that the EU seeks to use post-Qatargate reforms to harass dissenting MEPs, banning them from speaking against EU foreign policy missions while overseas.
The report lends credence to the belief that the EU seeks to use post-Qatargate reforms to harass dissenting MEPs, banning them from speaking against EU foreign policy missions while overseas.
Kaili must now endure a criminal probe into allegations of kickbacks received for falsely documenting the expenses of her aides, even while she attempts to have her house arrest lifted.
The aid deal comes despite established links between Moroccan intelligence services and the Qatargate scandal, with the ringleader of the bribery network, Antonio Panzeri, a known ally of Morocco.
Among other regulations, former MEPs will not be allowed to lobby legislators for six months after leaving the EU lawmaking body.
Eva Kaili, now under electronic monitoring, continues to vigorously assert her innocence through her lawyer.
The raid has affected the EPP’s tense office politics amid a larger pushback against plans to take the group to the Right ahead of the 2024 elections.
Centrist parties need a coalition pact, the Renew leader said, that would guarantee them top EU positions and prevent any right-wing alliance.
Hololei resigned from his top position in the transport department and will move to a new role within the Commission despite accusations of unethical behaviour.
One of Europe’s most important corruption cases may be jeopardised by inter-European legal technicalities.
MEPs-turned-lobbyists will have a harder time getting back to business under the new rules aimed to curb corruption in Brussels in the fallout of Qatargate.