Eva Kaili

Greece froze all assets owned by European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili following the so-called Qatargate corruption scandal.

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European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was among those charged in connection with an alleged influence campaign by the Gulf nation.

Panzeri, 67, was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2019. He called for the European Commission to publish its “long-delayed proposal on the creation of an independent EU ethics body, with powers of investigation and enforcement.” He founded [Fight Impunity](https://www.fightimpunity.com/who-we-are) in 2019 and now serves as its president. Giorgi describes himself on LinkedIn as a “policy advisor in the field of Human Rights, EU foreign affairs with an extensive network of contacts with parliamentarians, politicians, EU Institutions, NGO’s, diplomats.” “Any association of the Qatari government with the reported claims is baseless and gravely misinformed.” At the conclusion of that debate, the European Parliament condemned the deaths of thousands of migrant workers during the construction of eight stadiums, an airport expansion, a new metro, many hotels and miles of new roads. watchers and experts noting long-standing concerns about the bloc’s institutions, particularly the European Parliament. “Whatever its final outcome, the Qatar ‘corruption’ scandal has unveiled an inconvenient, and for most Europeans already obvious, truth. The European Parliament has 14 vice presidents and 705 members. Others reportedly caught up in the investigation include the head of a Brussels-based union and an unnamed Italian national. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the response will test “the credibility of Europe.” institutions, this is being talked about as the biggest scandal in recent memory.

The Socialists & Democrats group on Monday expelled European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili with “immediate effect,” after suspending her three days ...

Kaili is shadow rapporteur for the Cyber Resilience Act. Italian MEP Pietro Bartolo stepped down as shadow rapporteur on visa liberalization. Italian MEP Andrea Cozzolino stepped down as S&D coordinator.

ATHENS: Only 11 months after she became a European Parliament vice-president, Greek Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Eva Kaili is at the heart of an ...

The couple have a two-year-old daughter. This was despite widespread anger over the Gulf nation's treatment of workers who built stadiums and infrastructure for the international football tournament. Advertisement

The president of the European Parliament has warned that "European democracy is under attack", following allegations that Qatar bribed EU officials to win ...

She has been a defender of Qatar in the past. Prosecutors said they suspected a Gulf state had been influencing economic and political decisions of the parliament for several months, especially by targeting aides. Watchdogs and opposition MEPs said the bribery investigation could represent one of the biggest corruption scandals in the parliament's history. Since Friday, IT-resources of 10 parliamentary employees have been "frozen" to prevent the disappearance of data necessary for the investigation. The president of the European Parliament has warned that "European democracy is under attack", following allegations that Qatar bribed EU officials to win influence. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the accusations were "very serious" and called for the creation of a new ethics body to oversee the bloc.

They were the 'Brangelina' of the European Parliament: Nobody could foresee the steep fall of one the most-glamorous couples in EU politics.

“She has been distancing herself for months, and her positions and values are incompatible with PASOK,” said the party’s press representative Dimitris Manzos. “The Prime Minister fought for her election as vice-president,” the paper reported. Her Italian partner Giorgi also worked as a sailing instructor in addition to his day job as an assistant to an MEP. The couple’s assets and property, along with those of Kaili’s family in Greece, [have been frozen](https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-eva-kaili-freezes-assets-eu-parliament-vp-family-qatar-corruption/). She studied architecture and civil engineering before moving to the Greek capital and earning a master’s degree in European affairs. Schinas, the commissioner from Greece, has been criticized by MEPs for his tweets on Qatar over recent months. Eva and Mantalena were close, with the two sisters regularly seen together at EU tech conferences or on long shopping sprees in downtown Athens. In one recent tweet, he praised Qatar for “considerable and tangible progress on labour reform,” calling for those reforms to be sustained. Despite losing the vote, she gained a position as news presenter on the Mega channel, where she worked for several years. She served in the Greek parliament from 2007 to 2012 before moving to the Belgian capital in 2014 to become a European parliamentarian with the S&D. Kaili claimed that her grandfather has been assassinated by communists, which was later shown to be completely false. The blonde-haired and blue-eyed native of Thessaloniki got involved in politics early in life, joining PASOK youth at the tender age of 14.

A high-profile scandal has rocked Brussels leading to the arrest of five people, including European Parliament's vice president Eva Kaili.

“This is about the credibility of Europe, so this has to trigger consequences in various areas,” she said. “This will go down in history as one of the greatest and most shocking violations — maybe the largest scandal in European politics, which hopefully is going to trigger some reaction from political leaders… She also delivered a speech in Parliament, praising Qatar’s labour reforms and describing the World Cup host as “good neighbours and partners”. The biggest name to be embroiled in this scandal is European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili. Follow us on [also read] [Opinion](https://www.firstpost.com/category/opinion) [How Europe's rising energy crisis now costs equivalent to Poland’s GDP](https://www.firstpost.com/opinion-news-expert-views-news-analysis-firstpost-viewpoint/how-europes-rising-energy-crisis-now-costs-equivalent-of-polands-gdp-11735321.html) I affirmed during the meeting the strength of our relations with the union’s various branches & our aspirations for further development in all fields. [@EvaKaili], Vice President of the European Parliament, to discuss ways to enhance & develop our relations. However, Doha has denied any involvement in the alleged corruption scandal. “The European Parliament, dear colleagues, is under attack. A high-profile scandal has rocked Brussels leading to the arrest of five people, including European Parliament’s vice president Eva Kaili. Among those charged are Eva Kaili, European Parliament vice president, and her partner Francesco Giorgi. Investigators believe that Qatar has bribed officials to try to influence decisions