The former vice-president of the European Union Parliament remains in detention.

Greek Social Democrat Eva Kaili, the vice-president of the European Parliament until Tuesday, will remain another week in Belgian custody. According to her lawyer, Michalis Dimitracopoulos, it is happening at Eva Kylie’s request. She is innocent, but she needs more time to prepare for her detention hearing, he said to Reuters.

Three other people arrested in Brussels in a corruption case appeared before the court. Two of them have been arrested. The third is released with restraints and must wear an electronic ankle cuff.

The Belgian Attorney General has For months it suspected that a Persian Gulf state had tried to bribe its way into influence in Brussels. According to the Belgian press, it is about Qatar, where the FIFA World Cup is currently being decided.

Four people were arrested, including Eva Caili (S) and former Italian parliamentarian in the European Union Pier Antonio Panzieri (S). The Belgian public prosecutor accuses them of “participation in a criminal organisation, money laundering and corruption”.

Large sums of cash were found in their various homes. Photos released by the Belgian police show that even a suitcase in a hotel room, where Eva Kaylie’s father stayed on his visit to Brussels, was full of cash.

In all, it’s around 1.5 million euros, just over SEK 16 million.

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In addition to the house searches carried out in Brussels, French police have searched 10 offices of the European Parliament in Strasbourg in recent days.

Even in Italy, police raids and large sums of cash were found.

Eva Kylie is suspended From her social democratic party group as well as from her party in Greece PASOK. Earlier this week, MEPs voted 625-1 to remove her as one of 14 vice-presidents. The only person who voted against him was the independent Croatian member Mislav Kolakosić. He is known to vote against the majority, no matter what the votes are about.

Many members are now wondering about an agreement The European Union is closed with Qatar Airways last year. The agreement gives the airline free access to airlines in the European Union and the European Union free access to Qatar. The left group in parliament demanded an end to the agreement.

– In the Transportation Committee, we are now looking at everything related to Qatar with different eyes, says Leila Chaibi, a member of the French Left to Politico.

He is also the Chairman of the Transportation CommitteeFrench Karima Delly of the Green Group, who helped negotiate the agreement, questions whether there has been undue pressure on Parliament from Qatar, and shows Email obtained by Politico.

In the Netherlands, where Schiphol Airport is a major employer, a liberal member of the national parliament requested that parliament not ratify the EU-Qatar aviation agreement.

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sQatar He denies the allegations. The government says that the spread of information is unfounded.

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