A Greek vice-president of the European Parliament and four Italians have been arrested in Brussels by police as part of an investigation into claims the Qatari government has been trying to buy influence in the EU.
Belgian media claimed “bags of cash” had been found at the home of Eva Kaili, 44, who is a member of Greece’s left-wing Pasok party and one of the chamber’s 14 vice-presidents. The public prosecutor’s office will decide tomorrow whether the five — including a former Italian MEP and a man thought to be Kaili’s partner — will continue to be held in custody. It is not known whether they are suspects.
