The President of the European Parliament has warned members that alleged bribery by a foreign power was an attack on democracy, after Belgian investigators charged a senior MEP with corruption | Read more:
"Make no mistake," Roberta Metsola told MEPs."The European Parliament, dear colleagues, is under attack. European democracy is under attack and our free and democratic societies are under attack."
But Ms Kaili has been stripped of her vice-presidential responsibilities and, officials said, parliamentary group leaders will meet tomorrow to prepare a vote to strip her of the post. "These malign actors linked to autocratic third countries have allegedly weaponised NGOs, unions, individuals, assistants and members of the European Parliament in an effort to subvert our processes.
Belgium's federal prosecutor's office said the purpose of the search at the premises in Brussels was to seize computer data from 10 parliamentary staff. "The allegations are of utmost concern, very serious," she told reporters, reiterating that she was also proposing the creation of an independent ethics body to cover EU institutions.Greece has frozen the assets of Eva Kaili, a source with knowledge of the matter said..
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