Eva Kaili

2022 - 12 - 10

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European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili brought in for ... (Euronews)

Four people "of influence in the European Parliament" were arrested earlier on Friday, according to the Belgian prosecutor's office.

"There is no place for corruption anywhere in the EU. "I heard her very pro-Qatar speech (at the) plenary and was extremely surprised about it." The same in this specific case," they added. On Saturday the Belgian newspaper L'Echo claimed that "several bags full of banknotes" were discovered at her Brussels home. The EU legislator will open on Monday in what promises to be a fiery session. Two of the six arrested have been released. Kaili -- a Greek Socialist MEP and one of 14 vice presidents at the European legislative body -- was charged with "corruption". The Gulf State has already had to battle against claims around alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers and the LGBT+ community. "For several decades, [the European] Parliament has allowed a culture of impunity to develop ... and a total absence of independent ethical control". Kaili -- formerly a news anchor -- was suspended from the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament "with immediate effect" on Friday, according to a statement shared by the group. A spokesperson for Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, announced on Saturday evening: "In the light of the ongoing judicial investigations carried out by the Belgian authorities, President Metsola has decided to suspend with immediate effect all the powers, duties and tasks that have been delegated to Eva Kaili in her capacity as Vice-President of the European Parliament."

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Police arrest European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili (WION)

Belgian police on Friday (December 9) arrested Greek socialist leader and one of the vice-presidents of European Parliament Eva Kaili in Brussels, ...

Kaili's arrest has come following detainment of four others. The reported arrest has taken place in connection with a corruption investigation involving FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar. The arrest has been made in connection with a corruption case that involves FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar.

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Qatargate: Italian ex-MEP's wife and daughter arrested (POLITICO.eu)

Pier Antonio Panzeri was reportedly detained Friday after police launched an investigation into alleged illicit lobbying activities by Qatar.

[Brussels investigators](https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-police-raid-gulf-lobbying-eu-parliament/) is that Qatar used money and gifts to influence economic and political decisions in the European Parliament. As well as Panzeri, an Italian who served with the center-left Socialists and Democrats group until 2019, Panzeri, who used to chair the European Parliament sub-committee on human rights, is the head of an NGO called Fight Impunity which sets out to “promote the fight against impunity in the event of serious violations of human rights and crimes against humanity.” The NGO was raided yesterday, [according to Belgian press reports](https://www.lesoir.be/482251/article/2022-12-09/antonio-panzeri-le-porteur-de-cash). [le Soir reported](https://www.lesoir.be/482251/article/2022-12-09/antonio-panzeri-le-porteur-de-cash). [European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili was also detained, according to the Belgian press](https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-police-raid-gulf-lobbying-eu-parliament/). [mushrooming corruption scandal](https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-police-raid-gulf-lobbying-eu-parliament/) involving alleged illicit lobbying activities by Qatar, [according to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera](https://bergamo.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/22_dicembre_09/pier-antonio-panzeri-moglie-figlia-arrestate-loro-casa-calusco-56fb3f0e-77ea-11ed-8b31-7101dab59dee.shtml?refresh_ce) and confirmed by POLITICO.

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Cash found in MEP Kaili's Brussels home: reports (www.ekathimerini.com)

Police investigating the suspected bribery by Qatar at the European Parliament have found large amount of cash in the home of Greek MEP Eva Kaili, ...

“Bags of cash found at the home of the European Parliament vice-president,” the headline in L’Echo stated. The publication said that Eva Kaili’s father was allegedly found “in possession of a suitcase full of cash and was on the move, having been alerted by his accomplices, as investigators believe.” Police investigating the suspected bribery by Qatar at the European Parliament have found large amount of cash in the home of Greek MEP Eva Kaili, a Belgian business daily has reported.

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Eva Kaili, Top Greek Lawmaker, Suspended amid Lobbying ... (The National Herald)

BRUSSELS (AP) — A vice president of the European Union's parliament was suspended Friday by her party group after Belgian police carried out several raids ...

The raids targeted in particular assistants working for EU lawmakers, the statement said. Prosecutors declined to name the country concerned. Kaili, a 44-year-old former Greek TV news anchor, was also suspended by her party at home — the Greek Socialist party, Pasok-Movement for Change.

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A Belgian probe into bribery by a Gulf nation has led to the arrest of ... (Fortune)

Eva Kaili, a Greek lawmaker and a vice president of the European Parliament, was arrested in connection with the bribery probe.

The Belgian agency said the searches “were conducted as part of a major investigation for alleged offenses of criminal organization, corruption and money laundering.” The nation’s embassy in Brussels didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Eva Kaili, a Greek lawmaker and a vice president of the European Parliament was arrested in connection with the probe, as well as Antonio Panzeri, a former Italian deputy, according to media reports.

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Qatar Corruption Scandal: 'Bags of Cash Found' at Home of Greek ... (Greek Reporter)

Bags of cash were found in the Brussels home of Greek MEP Eva Kaili who is suspected to be involved in a bribe scandal in Qatar.

Follow GR on [Google News ](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqLQgKIidDQklTRndnTWFoTUtFV2R5WldWcmNtVndiM0owWlhJdVkyOXRLQUFQAQ)and [subscribe here ](https://greekreporter.com/about/newsletter/)to our daily email! It was also reported by Belgian media that the wife and daughter of the former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Pancheri were arrested on Friday in Bergamo, Italy. In 2011, there were concerns raised that Qatar had “bought” the World Cup by bribing FIFA officials. Kaili recently visited Qatar where she met with senior officials and ministers, including Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Minister of Labor. I alone said that Qatar is a frontrunner in labor rights, abolishing kafala and reducing minimum wage.” The fifth person is Nicolo Figa Talamanca, director of the NGO ‘No Peace Without Justice’.

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Eva Kaili arrested over 'bags of cash' after speaking up for Qatar (The Times)

A Greek vice-president of the European Parliament and four Italians have been arrested in Brussels by police as part of an investigation into claims the ...

The public prosecutor’s office will decide tomorrow whether the five — including a former Italian MEP and a man thought to be Kaili’s partner — will continue to be held in custody. Belgian media claimed “bags of cash” had been found at the home of Eva Kaili, 44, who is a member of Greece’s left-wing Pasok party and one of the chamber’s 14 vice-presidents. A Greek vice-president of the European Parliament and four Italians have been arrested in Brussels by police as part of an investigation into claims the Qatari government has been trying to buy influence in the EU.

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Soupçons de corruption par le Qatar: Eva Kaili refuse de céder son ... (TV5MONDE Info)

Le parti socialiste grec (Pasok-Kinal) souhaite que la vice-présidente du Parlement européen, Eva Kaili, interpellée vendredi 9 décembre...

Le but était d'"influencer les décisions économiques et politiques du Parlement européen" en versant de l'argent ou des cadeaux. "Le Qatar est un chef de file en matière de droits du travail", avait-elle affirmé. Cette ancienne présentatrice télé de 44 ans avait rencontré au Qatar peu avant le début du Mondial de football le ministre qatari du Travail Ali bin Samikh Al Marri.

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Qui est Eva Kaili, l'eurodéputée arrêtée pour soupçons de corruption ... (Ouest-France)

Le Parlement européen est secoué par des soupçons de corruption impliquant le Qatar. Vendredi 9 décembre 2022, la police belge a notamment interpellé la ...

« Le Qatar est un chef de file en matière de droits du travail », avait-elle affirmé. Le but était d’« influencer les décisions économiques et politiques du Parlement européen » en versant de l’argent ou des cadeaux. Quand le scandale a éclaté ce vendredi, l’eurodéputée a immédiatement été écartée du Parti socialiste grec (Pasok-Kinal), qui souhaiterait aussi la voir céder son siège au Parlement européen. Elle avait jusqu’à aujourd’hui le titre de vice-présidente du Parlement européen, aux côtés de treize autres élus et élues. Elle échoue en 2004 aux élections législatives, suit des études de journalisme et internationales, puis fait enfin son entrée comme députée au Parlement en 2007, toujours pour le Pasok. Le Parlement européen est secoué par des soupçons de corruption impliquant le Qatar.

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Eva Kaili n'est plus vice-présidente du Parlement européen (Le Temps)

L'opération anticorruption de la police belge au Parlement européen a suscité samedi de très vives réactions à Bruxelles. Elus et ONG appellent à débattre d' ...

«À la lumière des enquêtes judiciaires en cours menées par les autorités belges, la présidente Metsola a décidé de suspendre avec effet immédiat tous les pouvoirs, devoirs et tâches qui ont été délégués à Eva Kaili en sa qualité de vice-présidente du Parlement européen», a annoncé samedi soir un porte-parole de Roberta Metsola. L’eurodéputée grecque Eva Kaili s’est vue retirer son mandat de vice-présidente du Parlement européen par la présidente Roberta Metsola. Une opération anticorruption au Parlement européen en lien avec le Qatar a suscité samedi de vives réactions à Bruxelles.

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Soupçons de corruption au Parlement européen : Eva Kaili voit son ... (RTBF)

L'eurodéputée grecque Eva Kaili, auditionnée depuis vendredi dans une enquête de la justice belge sur des soupçons de...

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Eva Kaili, vice-présidente au Parlement européen, perd son mandat ... (20minutes.fr)

La présidente du Parlement Roberta Metsola a annoncé la première sanction dans cette affaire.

« Il ne s’agit pas d’un incident isolé », a réagi l’organisation Transparency international au lendemain de l’opération de police. Elle avait jusqu’à samedi soir le titre de vice-président du Parlement européen comme 13 autres élus. « Le Qatar est un chef de file en matière de droits du travail », avait aussi affirmé la Grecque le 22 novembre à la tribune du Parlement européen. « Des sacs remplis de billets » L’enquête du juge belge Michel Claise vise des faits de « corruption » et de « blanchiment d’argent » en bande organisée, selon le parquet. « À la lumière des enquêtes judiciaires en cours menées par les autorités belges, la présidente Metsola a décidé de suspendre avec effet immédiat tous les pouvoirs, devoirs et tâches qui ont été délégués à Eva Kaili en sa qualité de vice-présidente du Parlement européen », a annoncé dans la soirée un porte-parole de Roberta Metsola.

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EU strips Greek MEP Kaili of vice president title over Qatar probe (FRANCE 24)

A Greek MEP was suspended as a vice president of the European Parliament Saturday over a corruption probe implicating World Cup hosts Qatar that has ...

The secretary general of the International Trade Union Confederation, Italian Luca Visentini, was also among those reportedly arrested. The European Parliament had "become a law unto itself", said Van Hulten. A Qatari government official told AFP: "We are not aware of any details of an investigation. political transformation and reforms". The Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament has taken the decision to suspend MEP Eva Kaili’s membership of the S&D Group with immediate effect, in response to the ongoing investigations.— S&D Group (@TheProgressives) The ITUC said it was "aware" of the media reports. In a subsequent speech at the European Parliament she said Qatar was a "front-runner in labour rights". [Belgium](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/belgium/), said the "scandal opens multiple Pandora's boxes all at once", including "flawed EU ethics system for MEPs" and the "scale of foreign influence over EU". Kaili, 44, is the partner of one of the four others detained: Francesco Giorgi, a parliamentary assistant with the European Parliament's Socialists and Democrats group, said the source. [European Parliament](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/european-parliament/) president Roberta Metsola "has decided to suspend with immediate effect all powers, duties and tasks that were delegated to Eva Kaili in her capacity as Vice-President of the European Parliament," a spokesperson said. [corruption](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/corruption/) inside the European Parliament. A Greek MEP was suspended as a vice president of the European Parliament Saturday over a corruption probe implicating World Cup hosts Qatar that has ensnared four others and sparked calls for "root and branch reform" in the EU institution.

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