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    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      European Parliament
      Belgium’s justice minister says scale of European parliament investigation ‘unique’

      Vincent Van Quickenborne says handling of the case shows the country does not give ‘free passes’ to criminals

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
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      Judge rejects MEP’s plea to be released in Qatar corruption scandal

      Eva Kaili’s lawyers failed to convince a Belgian judge she should be freed under electronic surveillance

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
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      Union chief resigns in EU-Qatar bribery scandal

      Head of international labour group admits accepting cash donation from MEP at heart of European parliament probe

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
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      Mission possible: How the EU gas price cap finally came about Premium content

      Sceptical capitals received sufficient caveats to sign off on deal

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
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      Corruption scandal risks fracturing pro-EU majority in parliament Premium content

      Political groups are at each other’s throats over Qatargate

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
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      Suitcases of cash, luxury holidays and secret accounts: Qatar bribery scandal rocks Europe

      Unprecedented corruption investigation shakes Brussels’ establishment to the core

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
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      EU leaders to debate response to US stimulus Premium content

      Capitals want to avoid triggering a subsidy race within the bloc

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
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      EU leaders gather for pageantry and unresolved issues Premium content

      Last summit of the year kicks off with a commemorative session with Asian leaders

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
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      Qatar wooed EU lawmakers ahead of football World Cup

      Gulf state sought to persuade legislators to soften language on its human rights record, MEPs say

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
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      Hungary unblocks EU stalemate Premium content

      Vetoes of corporate tax directive and Ukraine funding lifted, underscoring Orbán’s need for EU money

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
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      Wider political deal includes approval for minimum corporate tax in EU and Budapest having possible access to recovery funds

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
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      EU-Qatar corruption scandal: big, but not surprising Premium content

      Financial opacity and lack of ethics oversight led to ‘culture of impunity’

    • Sunday, 11 December, 2022
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      Belgian judge charges four people after seizure of €600,000 in cash

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
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      EU countries are off-track on pollution targets Premium content

      Deadly dust particles claim thousands of deaths every year

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
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      Hungary challenges EU to a game of chicken, again Premium content

      Several unanimity decisions are being held hostage by Budapest

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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      Expansion of free movement area hangs in balance Premium content

      Some member states oppose Bulgaria and Romania joining Schengen

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
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      EU readies doubling of Ukraine war chest Premium content

      European Peace Facility expected to be topped up by another €5.5bn

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    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
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      Diplomats in Brussels concerned over timing and format of meeting with Xi Jinping

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
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      Banks set to resist EU grab for a chunk of clearing business Premium content

      Brussels prepares most ambitious plans post-Brexit to lure derivatives trade away from London

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
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      Nato ministers to paper over Ukraine differences Premium content

      Show of support for Kyiv front and centre despite increasingly nuanced views

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
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      US subsidy spat overshadows transatlantic talks Premium content

      EU senior diplomat travels to Washington at delicate moment in relationship

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
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      Luxembourg ex-finance minister on track to run eurozone bailout fund Premium content

      Plans to appoint next chief of European Stability Fund set to be agreed upon today

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
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      EU to freeze funds until Hungary delivers on rule of law Premium content

      Brussels ready to approve recovery plan but plans partial freeze on regional funding

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