“The EU’s credibility is at stake in the alleged corruption case in the European Parliament,” warned German Foreign Minister Analena Burbock.
Berlin’s intervention was caused by Qatargate, which has caused a political earthquake in Brussels, with four arrests, including Eva Kaili.
“The credibility of the European Union is at stake in the alleged corruption case in the European Parliament,” the German foreign minister warned on Monday. Analena Burbok.
“This is an incredible episode that needs to be cleared up completely with the full force of the law,” Burbock told reporters on her arrival for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
“It’s about the credibility of Europe, so it has to have consequences in different areas,” he added.
The arrests of the Belgian police in European Parliament on the corruption case in relation to Qatar provokes strong reactions in MEPs and non-governmental organizations, as they call for the immediate improvement of the supervisory function and transparency in the institutions of the European Union.
The Qatar scandal could be “the most egregious case” of corruption Parliament has seen in years, the head of MKO Transparency International told Politico. Michel van Halten.
Van Halter commented that the European Parliament has created a “culture of impunity … with a combination of lax financial rules and controls and a complete lack of independent (or indeed any) ethics oversight”.
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