EU debt now Euro 344 billion: auditors
In its latest report, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said that errors in the spending of funds taken from the European Union budget "increased significantly…
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European Commission ‘taking more than a year’ to answer sensitive freedom-of-information requests
Applications related to Russia sanctions and European Union recovery funds can take more than a year for the EC to process, raising serious questions about citizens'…
Qatargate probe in jeopardy as lawyers block investigation until May 2024
Qatargate, the investigation into possible corruption in the European Parliament, has hit a major road block as defence lawyers claim fundamental legal procedural…
Belgian MEP Marie Arena says she knows nothing about cash stash found in son’s flat
Arena said she wanted to reach out to her voters who "trusted the causes I championed.
Qatargate: ‘In 10 years I have never seen so much pressure’
In a two separate interviews, Belgian federal prosecutor Frédéric Van Leeuw and former lead Qatargate investigator Michel Claise have unveiled the problematic…
Qatargate: Police find almost €300,000 in cash at home of son of MEP Marie Arena
Just over €280,000 in cash was discovered during a police raid at the home of the son of Belgian MEP Marie Arena.
Dutch farmers ‘receiving millions of euros in EU agricultural subsidies for land they do not own’
Reporters at Follow the Money (FTM), which describes itself as “a platform for radically independent investigative journalism”, accuse Dutch farmers of requesting…
European Commission denies being ‘secretly influenced’ by pro-migrant group
The European Commission has denied its actions are influenced by a prominent pro-migrant organisation.
Belgium accused of massive state aid fraud by investigative journalists
The Belgian Government is accused of sending hundreds of millions of Euros in illegal subsidies to the Belgian Post Group (Bpost) by investigative journalists from…
Qatargate: Greek police raid homes of MEP Kaili and her sister
Greek and Belgian financial police have searched the Athens homes of Greek MEP Eva Kaili and her sister.
Euro MPs too weak-willed to regulate themselves, EU watchdog says
Weak-willed Euro MPs have been hammered over their inability to stamp out fraud at the heart of the European Union, such as that revealed in the alleged Qatargate…
Qatargate: Belgian investigators ‘spied on Eva Kaili within European Parliament’
Belgian investigators had Greek Euro MP Eva Kaili under surveillance within the European Parliament and without the Parliament's knowledge, her lawyers are alleging.
Belgian justice so slow that corrupt EU officials escape scot-free
Two EU officials who engaged in agricultural subsidy fraud have escaped punishment due to the slow workings of the Belgian courts.
EU is ‘safe haven for corrupt money’
The European Commission should look closer to home with its new anti-corruption legislation, says a prominent Euro MP.
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.
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.