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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Philip Blenkinsop and Charlotte Van Campenhout

EU lawmakers suspend work on Qatar files over graft scandal

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

The European Parliament suspended all work on legislation linked to Qatar on Thursday, and its president told EU leaders she would lead reforms to prevent a repeat of a criminal corruption scandal that has rocked the assembly.

EU lawmakers backed by 541 votes to two a resolution saying they were "appalled" by the alleged corruption and money laundering by one of their number, a former lawmaker and a staff member.

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