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EU Parliament suspends Qatar work as corruption probe grows

By Kevin Whitelaw

15 Dec 2022 · 2 min read

The European Parliament has voted to stop legislative work related to Qatar as the EU braces for the possibility that the scandal could grow. Bloomberg has the latest.

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The European Parliament voted Thursday to stop legislative work related to Qatar and called for barring the country's representatives from the legislature after the Gulf state was tied to a corruption scandal where police seized more than €1.5 million ($1.6 million) in cash.

The parliament is reeling from an investigation after Eva Kaili, a vice president of the body, and Pier Antonio Panzeri, a former member, were arrested on money laundering and corruption charges. Belgian prosecutors said they're probing whether large sums of money were being paid to influence the decisions of parliament.

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