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Metsola on Qatargate: There will be no impunity, nothing will be swept under the carpet

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“It takes years to build trust, but only a moment to destroy it”

There will be no impunity and nothing will be swept under the carpetemphasized the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metzola about corruption scandal affecting the ECupon her arrival at the Brussels Summit.

“I will speak about the criminal charges involving the European Parliament, which is a blow to democracy and a blow to everything we have worked on for many years. It takes years to build trust, but only a moment to destroy it.

“My message will be that there will be no impunity, nothing will be swept under the carpet, it will not be business as usual. I will do everything I can with my colleagues to restore the position (of the European Parliament) as the house of democracy.

“As a co-legislator, as an institution that is transparent, that is clean and is not for sale to foreign actors that seem to undermine us,” Ms. Metsola said.

He also noted that there will continue to be pressure “for a decision on the natural gas cap while noting that the Ukraine issue remains at the top of the agenda.

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