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The arrests follow a year-long investigation into an alleged bribery affair involving Qatar.

The arrests follow a year-long investigation into an alleged bribery affair involving Qatar.

The European Union is a liberals dream: no pesky national sovereignty, an attenuated democracy, a government of, by, and for self-appointed elites. Just what Americas liberals aspire to. How could it go wrong? For starters, it could be corrupt. It turns out that Qatar handed out a lot of cash to members of the European Parliament in connection with the current World Cup tournament. The London Times reports: Police have

They were the ‘Brangelina’ of the European Parliament: Nobody could foresee the steep fall of one the most-glamorous couples in EU politics.

The socialist group in the European Parliament intends to launch its own inquiry into the corruption case.

Eva Kaili is a Greek political wonder-kid who spent time as a TV presenter before ending up at the EU parliament in Brussels where she is now embroiled in a major corruption scandal.

Eva Kaili, a vice president of the European Parliament and vocal defender of Doha, landed in police custody.

The Belgian police has conducted a sweeping operation to probe into allegations of corruption in the European Parliament implicating (...) [Voltaire Network]

Raids have been conducted on homes of current and former European Union members who are the focus of a probe.

Belgian police raid more offices and seize a suitcase full of cash.