The corruption scandal rocking the European Parliament in which suspects were found with suitcases full of cash is like something out of the crime TV series Narcos, the European Commissioner for the Economy said today Paolo Gentiloni.
“What we saw were scenes worthy of Netflix, Narcos,” Gentiloni said in an interview with Italian public broadcaster RAI, calling it “disgraceful” and damaging to the reputation of EU institutions. the so-called “Catargate” scandal, involving corruption and money laundering.
“There is a need to react, there is a need to let the Belgian judiciary do its job and there is a need to react perhaps with even more effective transparency rules, especially for the European Parliament,” he said.
Earlier this month, Belgian authorities charged four people with ties to the European Parliament that World Cup host Qatar offered them cash and gifts to influence decision-making, Reuters reports. the Athens News Agency.
Qatar denies any wrongdoing.
The suspects are the Italian former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, the Greek MEP Eva Kaili, Panzeri’s former assistant and member of the European Parliament staff Francesco Giorgi and the Italian non-governmental organization director Niccolo Figa-Talamanga.
Investigators searched 19 residences and the offices of the European Parliament between 9 and 12 December. A img close to the investigation stated that 1.5 million euros were seized during these investigations.
Source: News Beast
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