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Four people - all affiliated with the chamber - have been charged over allegations Qatar lavished them with cash and gifts to influence decision-making. The European Parliament said on Monday it had begun a procedure to waive the immunity of two other MEPs after a request from Belgian judiciary.
Authorities did not name the suspects but people with knowledge of the procedure said the pair were Socialist MEPs Andrea Cozzolino and Marc Tarabella.
Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Greek official involved in the Qatargate scandal has been quoted in the media for his pro-migration statements attacking Hungary.
The Congolese doctor sat on honorary board of Fight Impunity, which other high-profile members have left amid the scandal.
A Belgian court will decide on Thursday whether to keep a Greek MEP in jail pending trial on corruption charges in a graft scandal linked to Qatar that has