BREAKING: The European Parliament's political group leaders have voted to strip Eva Kaili of her role as vice president after investigators charged her and three others with allegedly receiving money and gifts from Qatar 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
The EU corruption scandal is of the"utmost concern" after investigators charged four people with allegedly receiving money and gifts from Qatar, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.
Prosecutors said they had suspected for months that a Gulf state was trying to influence decision-making in Brussels.'Full force of the law' Meanwhile, Ms Baerbock told reporters as she arrived for a meeting with her EU counterparts in Brussels on Monday:"This is an unbelievable incident which has to be cleared up completely with the full force of law.Image:Mr Borrell said as he arrived at the meeting:"Certainly the news is very worrisome.
In a speech in the European Parliament on 21 November as the World Cup was starting, Ms Kaili said:"Qatar is a frontrunner in labour rights.
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