european parliament and many mps crumbling i think to triad notjust distance themselves from the allegations but suggest they are about to take robust action to tackle corruption and some of the looseness around lobbying rules as well scrambling, i think. with me now is paul moss, our europe regional editor. we have heard a lot about eva kaili, but apparently, there is another key figure involved in all of this. yes. figure involved in all of this. yes, eva kaili is figure involved in all of this. yes, eva kaili is well-known figure involved in all of this. yes, eva kaili is well-known in - figure involved in all of this. ye: eva kaili is well known in brussels as an mep but pier antonio panzeri is also under arrest and it is beginning to look like he is an important figure in this and he has broadened it out to countries beyond qatar. he was an mep for ten years until 2019 and he sat on the european parliament committee in charge of transparency, anti corruption and organised.
for reform, because to try and tackle lobbying rules, discuss how to tackle corruption as well. as you say, a family lawyer for eva to tackle corruption as well. as you say, a family lawyerfor eva kaili earlier today telling television in greece that she is declaring her innocence and has nothing to do with bribery from qatar. qatar itself through its foreign ministry has also denied any misconduct. but i think they will want to try to recover a bit of their reputation because of course members of the european parliament, publicly elected and paid for, roberta metsola, the european parliament president, last night gave an address where she said that democracy was under attack from malign actors from third countries, and she outlined a number of measures that she wants to see to try and tighten up the rules here. but this has been embarrassingbut the european parliament and i think people who before have found themselves being criticised by meps here, for example the hungary intro
has denied any wrong doing. 0ur brussels correspondent jessica parker told me more about the concern around reputational damage. i think there is a lot of damage control or efforts at damage control going on here at the european parliament. meps who were gathered in strasbourg for their regular plenary session, but the scandal overshadowing proceedings will also debate what has happened, what has emerged over recent days later on this afternoon. i would expect a lot of condemnation, criticism, calls for reform, calls for try to tackle lobbying rules to tackle corruption as well. a family lawyer for the accused said she is declaring her innocence and has nothing to do with bribery from qatar. qatar has also
16 rates of properties on friday. as she mentioned, they seized 600,000 euros encashment mobile phones, devices were taken as well. fix, euros encashment mobile phones, devices were taken as well. a ma or investigation devices were taken as well. a ma or investigation coming d devices were taken as well. a ma or investigation coming out into i devices were taken as well. a ma or investigation coming out into the“ investigation coming out into the open. a number of political groupings have called for an urgent debate on this, is it happening? so debate on this, is it happening? sr this week meps are gathering down in strasbourg, where of course this will be a major topic of conversation and debate i think they will be talking about what has happened, lobbying rules and how that might apply to third countries from outside the european union. we are as well expecting some kind of statement as well from the president of the european parliament. she stripped eva kalli, this greek mep,
necessarily. onto the guardian, this staggering figure according to the i staggering figure according to the government spending watchdog public accounts committee concluding that £770 million was played with fast and loose in the awarding of covid contracts. it s an extraordinary some. it really is. contracts. it s an extraordinary some. it really is. and this is lots ofthe some. it really is. and this is lots of the covid some. it really is. and this is lots of the covid contracts some. it really is. and this is lots of the covid contracts that - some. it really is. and this is lots of the covid contracts that were l of the covid contracts that were handed of the covid contracts that were handed out, they are now starting to be looked handed out, they are now starting to be looked at by the public accounts committee, so the watchdog in parliament that overlooks the expenditure of our money. now he was they expenditure of our money. now he was they found expenditure o