Police searched rooms in the House of Representatives and the course was set for the deportation of imprisoned Vice President Eva Kaili.
The shock is deep. The corruption affair involving Eva Kaili, Vice President of the European Parliament, and hundreds of thousands of euros from Qatar is shaking the European Union to its very foundations. The Belgian police conducted a house search on Monday in the buildings of the House of Representatives in Brussels and seized data from the computers of ten employees. There would also have been raids in Italy on Sunday. According to the Public Prosecution Service, a total of twenty house searches have been carried out since the start of the investigation.
No wonder, then, that the call for consequences is getting louder and louder. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, again proposed an ethics council. Politically, the planned visa liberalization for Qatar has been put off the table for the time being.
Greek Eva Kaili is at the center of the scandal – and is suspected of raising money to create a good atmosphere for Qatar and influence decisions. Bags full of money were said to have been found in her apartment; she is already suspended. On Monday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the political groups set the course for Kaili’s official resignation. Metsola then stressed in the plenum that she knew the matter was not over and announced a process of reform. Meanwhile, the Greek authorities have frozen all assets of fallen politician Kaili – she is in custody.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán rubs his hands
The scandalous cause is likely to bring a smile to the lips: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, accused by the EU of persistent corruption. Parliament has been one of Hungary’s most vehement prosecutors in recent weeks. Orbán has now gained momentum in the dispute over frozen billions, and scorn and ridicule from Budapest were not long in coming.
Source: Krone
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