Mehr Risikokapital, mehr Rüstung – Reiches Start-up-Plan
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche (CDU) präsentiert ihre neue Start-up-Strategie, um mehr privates Wagniskapital für junge Unternehmen zu mobilisieren....
View ArticleRight-wing lawmakers to sue Parliament over blocked corruption inquiry
BRUSSELS — One of the EU’s top courts is being asked to examine whether the European Parliament breached its legal obligations by denying lawmakers the chance to investigate the bloc’s handling of...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament cracks down on lobbyists in effort to stop corruption
BRUSSELS ― The European Parliament has toughened its rules on lobbying more than two years after a cash-for-influence scandal that triggered one of the largest corruption investigations to hit the EU....
View ArticleEnding harmful subsidies will benefit small-scale fishers
For many coastal communities around the world, especially in developing nations like ours, fish are essential for survival. They support robust livelihoods, provide protein and nutrition, contribute...
View ArticleEU rethink in Sahel after deaths keep rising
ADDIS ABABA — The EU will change its strategy for providing humanitarian and military support in Africa’s Sahel region, a sprawling stretch of land south of the Sahara, after billions of euros spent...
View ArticleEU finalizes up to €1B in aid to Egypt as part of migration deal
The EU on Saturday finalized a deal for the disbursement of up to €1 billion in macro-financial assistance to Egypt, within their partnership geared at curbing irregular migration and boosting the...
View ArticleEU leaders ink €7.4B economic aid, migration deal with Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt — The EU on Sunday signed a major aid deal with Egypt geared at curbing irregular migration to Europe’s shores and boosting the North African country’s economy. European Commission...
View ArticleBrussels police open probe after top Qatargate cop complains he was poisoned...
The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an “attempted murder” investigation over the potential poisoning of three police officers, including one of the lead investigators into the Qatargate...
View ArticleQatargate corruption inquiry widens as police question new suspect MEP Maria...
BRUSSELS — Police widened their investigation into allegations of corruption in the European Parliament to include a new lawmaker: the Belgian socialist MEP Maria Arena. Over a year into the so-called...
View ArticleEU and Spain head to Mauritania to sign migration deal
The president of the European Commission and Spain’s prime minister visited Mauritania on Thursday to talk migration and energy with leaders from the African nation. Ursula von der Leyen and Pedro...
View ArticleQatargate’s ‘useful idiots’ still work inside EU Parliament
BRUSSELS — Three sitting members of the European Parliament have already been charged in the so-called Qatargate case, the biggest corruption scandal to hit the European Union institutions in decades....
View ArticleQatargate victim speaks out over claims he was blocked from top human rights...
BRUSSELS — An anti-slavery activist spoke out after politicians suspected of corruption allegedly conspired to block him from nomination for the European Union’s most prestigious human rights award....
View Article#BelgianGate: Investigation at risk as Qatargate suspects turn the tables on...
BRUSSELS — A year into the biggest scandal ever to hit the European Parliament, two of the highest-profile suspects in the corruption probe have launched an all-out assault to bring down the...
View ArticleTop human rights prize targeted by Qatargate corruption suspects
BRUSSELS — The EU’s highest honor for human rights work was targeted by an allegedly corrupt network operating on behalf of foreign governments at the heart of the European Parliament, according to a...
View ArticleWhen Eva met Francesco: The golden couple at the heart of Europe’s Qatargate...
When Eva met Francesco: The golden couple at the heart of Europe’s Qatargate scandal The love story behind the biggest scandal to ever hit the European Parliament — and the cozy, transactional world...
View ArticleQatargate: Where do we stand a year after the corruption scandal erupted?
Listen on Acast In this episode, we revisit the huge corruption scandal which shook the European Parliament and the EU bubble exactly one year ago. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO colleagues...
View ArticleThe mystery of the untouched lawmaker at the heart of Qatargate
The mystery of the untouched lawmaker at the heart of Qatargate Belgian police place Maria Arena at the heart of the corruption ring in the European Parliament — but have not questioned her. By EDDY...
View ArticleExplosives and Russian oil tankers: Qatargate suspect’s side hustle
Oil tankers, golf buddies and explosives: Qatargate suspect’s side hustle Even as he allegedly worked for Qatar and Morocco, Francesco Giorgi was looking for other options. By ELISA BRAUN, GIAN...
View ArticleThe Qatargate Files: Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU...
The Qatargate Files:Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal Evidence from the European Parliament’s graft investigation provides a record of more than 300 alleged attempts...
View ArticleThe Qatargate Files: Inside the police interrogations
Denial, grief, acceptance:Inside the Qatargate police interrogations In the dramatic first few hours after they were arrested, the EU corruption suspects tried to explain themselves to police....
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