Minting it: Euro MPs pad out salaries with ‘side jobs’
Law-abiding Euro MPs must be furious with the Qatargate suspects, who have brought unwelcome attention to less-than-totally-ethical European Parliament practices…
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Europe is the ‘Wild West of the lobbying industry’
The Qatargate scandal, now three months young, has revealed the seedy underbelly of the European Parliament: an assembly where Euro MPs – allegedly – accept…
Qatargate: EC official who accepted free flights conducted his own conflict of interest assessment
The European Commission official facing pressure over his free trips to Qatar conducted his own conflict of interest assessment, the Brussels executive admitted…
Qatargate: European Parliament ‘already back-peddling on reform promises’
The European Parliament is already back-peddling on reform promises made when the Qatargate scandal broke just three months ago, according to a transparency campaigner.
Stealing from Brussels ‘considered patriotic in parts of the EU’
Stealing from Brussels is considered “patriotic” in parts of the European Union, according to the bloc’s chief public prosecutor.
Ukraine War, migrant surge accelerate plans for ‘Fortress Europe’
Faced with a Ukraine War of uncertain outcome and an ongoing surge in migrant arrivals, Europe has decided to fence itself off from the rest of the world.
Brexit: EU, UK in final push to get deal over the line
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travelled by Eurostar to London on February 27 to meet UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of what is expected…
Is Europe losing the Ukraine propaganda war?
A majority of those surveyed in India, China, and Turkey see Russia as a “partner” or an “ally”, according to the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Qatargate: more trouble for accused as leaks continue
Evidence leaked to the press continues to trouble the accused in the Qatargate corruption scandal, which has now implicated a mysterious “Dutch woman” in what…
Russia sanctions evasion ‘massive’
Western sanctions against Russia have triggered large-scale evasion, according to Wopke Hoekstra, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Are cracks showing in EU Ukraine policy?
EU Russia sanctions have been agreed unanimously among the bloc’s Member States amid widespread public support for Ukraine, though a year from the war’s outset…
Qatargate suspects fail to make bail, ‘new charge levelled against Kaili’
Qatargate suspects were remanded in custody on February 16 despite desperate pleas by their lawyers.
Behind closed doors: hearing on EU’s Covid vaccine procurement procedure
The European Parliament has decided to hold a hearing on the EU’s Covid vaccine procurement negotiations behind closed doors.
More Socialists named in Qatargate scandal
Two more Socialist Euro MPs were on February 16 named as being allegedly connected to the growing Qatargate scandal.
EU officials ‘do not do drugs’
A claim that EU officials routinely do drugs was slammed as “unacceptable” by European Council President Charles Michel on February 15.
New drubbing for Europe’s centre-left, this time in Italy
The decline of centre-left parties across Europe has been confirmed via another electoral drubbing, this time in Italy.
EU leaders’ body language and illegal immigrant crackdown
Body language can be just as important as words or even deeds in Brussels, and EU-watchers have been combing through the gestures made by leaders who attended the…
European Parliament tries to cauterise Qatargate damage with reforms
The European Parliament is racing to cauterise damage caused by the Qatargate scandal, which has left an unseemly smell of corruption hanging over the Strasbourg-based…
Qatargate: key figure turns informant
A key figure in the Qatargate scandal has turned informant, and this news is covered across the EU’s media landscape today.