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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Philip Blenkinsop and Charlotte Van Campenhout

EU-Qatar graft scandal uncovered by year-long, pan-Europe probe, Belgium says

A police car arrives at a court in Brussels, Belgium, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Belgium's intelligence service worked closely with other European countries for more than a year to uncover the graft scandal now rocking the European Parliament, the justice ministry said.

Prosecutors suspect Greek MEP Eva Kaili and three others accepted bribes from World Cup host Qatar in a bid to influence European Union policymaking in one of the biggest scandals to hit the 27-nation bloc.

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