Roberta Metsola promises 'wide ranging' reforms for new year!

Roberta Metsola said the measures would include strengthened protection for whistleblowers, a ban on unofficial "friendship groups", a review of the MEPs' code of conduct, and an "in-depth look" at interactions with third countries.

She began a news briefing in Brussels by saying that the scandal that broke last weekend had been damaging for the EU, democracy, and "everything we stand for". Work would start now to right the wrongs that had been done, Metsola said.

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Four people have been charged in connection with a Belgian anti-corruption investigation involving EU politicians, officials and a Gulf state, widely reported to be Qatar. Doha denies misconduct.

They are accused of participating in a criminal organisation, corruption and money laundering. Prosecutors say the operation involved "large sums of money" and "substantial gifts".

A pre-trial hearing for Greek MEP Eva Kaili -- stripped of her role as one of the European Parliament's 14 vice-presidents -- has been postponed until 22 December.

Metsola indicated that to a certain extent, the system had worked. Rules can be tightened and overhauled, she said, but in this case, the corruption had been investigated, uncovered and the alleged offenders caught. There had been full and open cooperation between the parliament and the authorities, she said.

The parliament's president also promised a thorough review of the financial interests of all MEPs. Among other concerns, she also cited the threat of authoritarian states using non-governmental organisations as a front to push their own agendas in dealing with Europe.

[cartestgroupoy]

People who can't believe that everything is possible should try this experiment for this you need to go outside and stand there more than 8hours maybe I did meditating in graveyard it was raining and cold outside i pulled this imaginery chain across graveyard and around trees and i was feeling this chain around my ankle for many weeks and it was making noise for me i see blue lights in sky but maybe it was only me anyway it was scary and nervous experiment for me and if you start physically feel thing's i call it souls world where i was i had to take my body temperature so low but it appears that i started to see and feel things differently if you haven't tried you really don't know what you argue against even?before you haven't experienced all this i call those people simple in head. It's same like people who sell alcohol know that people who drink are getting sick and die as a result of drinking alcohol and you will get company around who would serve you alcohol and keep you as addict to take your money in one circle and you should die i suppose according to their calculations or drugs circle ring of sobriety and health.

[georgecatana]

If it was a Man who got bribed i'm pretty sure Roberta would have beat his ass

[jimroth]

The corruption example is you 8ndeed, the EU commission. The belgium federal police had to do your job, bravo!!👎👎 because you ‘were working so hard’…🫣🫢🤫