Maria Arena
Qatargate corruption inquiry widens as police question new suspect MEP Maria Arena
It is the first time Arena has been interviewed over the scandal.
EU failed to tackle corruption in Parliament, MEPs say
The mystery of the untouched lawmaker at the heart of Qatargate
Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal
Inside Morocco’s efforts to corrupt the European Parliament
MEP Maria Arena and her son: A joint passion for cannabis
Qatargate judge Michel Claise: ‘The truth will explode one day’
Police seize cash from home of MEP Maria Arena’s son
Raids in July were part of Qatargate investigation.
What happened to Qatargate’s forgotten country, Mauritania?
The country wanted to change its image in Brussels and spent €200,000 to do so, according to leaked testimony. The result? A conference … and not much else.
Who is Maria Arena, the 4th MEP caught up in Qatargate?
Police raided properties linked to the Belgian Socialist MEP on Wednesday, widening the scandal.
Police raid MEP’s house as Qatargate corruption probe widens
Maria Arena was not questioned before but she’s now the focus of police searches in the sprawling investigation.
Cannabis and a corruption probe: MEP Maria Arena is back in Qatargate spotlight
Belgian European Parliament member faces renewed scrutiny over potential conflict of interest.
Qatargate is bruised, not broken (yet)
The chief judge’s resignation has only given its critics more ammunition.
11 key Qatargate players — where are they now?
Six months on, several central figures in the Qatargate scandal have had a spectacular fall from grace.
Shock, anger, betrayal: Inside the Qatargate-hit Socialist group
Behind the united front of the European Parliament’s second-largest faction, mistrust is simmering as elections loom.
Qatargate: Corruption scandal widens with more EU lawmakers in frame
Maria Arena and Alessandra Moretti are mentioned in arrest warrant for another MEP, Andrea Cozzolino.
Qatargate: Marc Tarabella steps down from EU Parliament Gulf delegation
Tarabella is one of two sitting MEPs facing a procedure to lift his legal immunity.
Qatargate: Maria Arena quits as EU Parliament human rights chief
Senior Socialist MEP insists she’s an innocent victim of political and media attacks as corruption claims engulf Brussels.
Free flights, a secret deal and a corruption storm: Inside the EU’s ‘Qatargate’ committee
In a sprawling criminal investigation, all roads lead to the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights.
Nobel Prize winner Mukwege says he was ‘never’ paid by NGO at heart of Qatargate probe
The Congolese doctor sat on honorary board of Fight Impunity, which other high-profile members have left amid the scandal.
S&D adviser Eldar Mamedov suspended amid EU Qatar probe
The European Parliament’s Socialists find themselves at the heart of the influence-buying scandal.
Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption scandal
Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail.
MEPs slam ‘World Cup of shame’ as Qatari minister hits out at media ‘smear campaign’
Meeting with Qatar’s labor minister described as ‘toughest session’ of Parliament’s human rights subcommittee.
Populists vs. the planet: How climate became the new culture war front line
US midterms show populism is now the ‘biggest obstacle’ to addressing global warming, say greens.
Coronavirus fuels calls to clamp down on EU wildlife trade
More must be done to stem flow of disease-carrying animals, MEPs say.