
Belgian Politician Taken In for Questioning Over EU Bribery Scandal
As vice president of the delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, Tarabella took a favorable view of Qatar, in spite of its poor human and workers’ rights record.

As vice president of the delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, Tarabella took a favorable view of Qatar, in spite of its poor human and workers’ rights record.

The spokesman for the Moroccan House of Representatives Rachid Talbi Alami said in a statement that the Moroccan Parliament had decided to “reconsider” its relationship with the European Parliament.

The European Parliament is not convinced by the Commission’s reasoning and wants further scrutiny of the agreement.

The Maltese politician took over the presidency of parliament in January 2022, but the gifts only came to light when she declared them in mid-January a year later, following the Qatargate scandal.

The Qatargate scandal is set to expand to Morocco and elsewhere, as an alleged ex-MEP ringleader makes a plea deal with Belgian authorities.

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.

“[The scandal] is making it even more difficult for us to focus on the economic and energy crises that impact the lives of European citizens right now,” Michel said.

In place of the current parliament, the Hungarian prime minister envisioned a delegate-based model that would return power over the EU to its member states.

Self-confidence is very important in a nation, and many lack this. Poland has it because of the hard experiences we have endured. We understand what sovereignty means, and we know how to celebrate every moment of freedom.

In the run-up to the World Cup, Visentini described host nation Qatar as a “success story,” despite having at his disposal years’ worth of alarming reports about its labor conditions.