EU Scandal Archives

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Belgian authorities release four members accused of involvement in EU scandal

Qatar repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the simmering scandal. Authorities in Belgium have released four suspects, including a former Italian non-governmental organisation boss that were accused of bribery in the…

4 min

EU corruption scandal intensifies as primary defendant opens up in interview

Qatar has denied all allegations concerning the EU scandal and expressed the need to respect the judicial procedures. Former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, the primary defendant in the “Qatarargate”…

3 min

News

European Commission says there are ‘no grounds’ to suspending Qatar-EU aviation agreement

Qatar has long dismissed all allegations raised against it, rejecting attempts to “drag its name” into the issue. The European Commission said that it does not see “any grounds” to…

3 min

Europe shouldn’t ‘drag Qatar’s name’ into its corruption scandal probe: FM

The Gulf nation has denied all allegations concerning the EU scandal and expressed the need to respect the judicial procedures. Doha is “100%” sure that allegations of paying off European…

3 min

EU Parliament head proposes plan to tackle corruption amid ongoing scandal

Qatar had previously dismissed the “baseless and gravely misinformed” allegations of misconduct. The head of the European Parliament will lay out a 14-point plan to tighten rules for lawmakers on…

4 min

Estonian MEPs slam ‘disproportionate’ attacks on Qatar amid EU corruption scandal

The Gulf state had dismissed all “gravely misinformed” claims made against it in the developing scandal. Estonian Members of European Parliament (MEP) took aim at “disproportionate” attacks against Qatar over…

3 min

News

Qatar FM doubles down on ‘misleading media leaks’ in meeting with EU official

On Sunday, a diplomat at Qatar’s European Union’s mission told Doha News that the information leaked to the media was inaccurate. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani…

4 min

Politics

‘Little hand’ of the UAE orchestrating Qatar-EU scandal

Last June a report on the manoeuvres of the UAE in influencing EU policies was produced, the same man working on that report has now been arrested by Belgian authorities.…

3 min

Politics

EU should ‘question its own integrity’ in corruption scandal: expert

The impact of corruption within the EU from all member states combined amounts to nearly 1,000 billion Euros, or 6.3% of its total GDP. The latest scandal within the European…

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