Spanish prosecutors close in on ex-PM Zapatero over alleged laundering and hidden wealth
The probe had reached an advanced stage and pointed to hidden assets and cross-border movements of funds linked to the former PSOE leader.
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EP committee upholds immunity of German EPP MEP in alleged fraud case resembling Le Pen’s
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has taken contrasting decisions on parliamentary immunity.
EU prosecutors want a Tusk party Polish MP’s immunity lifting for corruption
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has asked Poland's parliament to lift the immunity of a serving MP as part of a corruption probe into an EU-funded…
Greek parliament to lift immunity of MPs probed in EU farm scandal
Greece's parliament on Wednesday will vote on lifting the immunity of 13 lawmakers, a move demanded by European and Greek prosecutors investigating a multi-million…
Wife of Spanish PM risks up to 24 years in jail over alleged corruption
The popular prosecution in the long-running investigation into Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has requested a prison sentence of…
EU prosecutors demand immunity be lifted for 11 Greek MPs over subsidy scandal
European prosecutors today demanded that Greece lift the parliamentary immunity of 11 lawmakers suspected of involvement in a scam that syphoned off millions of…
Prosecute the victim, hide the charges: Tusk prosecutor pursues ex-minister
Poland’s prosecutors have filed an indictment against a former government minister after his email in which he had kept government correspondence was hacked.
Romanian court says evidence against Georgescu ‘obtained unlawfully’
The Bucharest Court of Appeal has ruled that much of the evidence against former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was obtained unlawfully, effectively undermining…
European Commission raided by Belgian police over real estate deal
Belgian police have conducted searches at multiple European Commission buildings in Brussels.
College of Europe rector Mogherini resigns amid fraud scandal
The College of Europe rector and former top European Union diplomat Federica Mogherini has resigned amid an ongoing fraud scandal.
Eight Albanian suspects arrested over alleged plot to kill Brussels prosecutor
In a series of co-ordinated dawn raids across Brussels and Leuven this morning, Belgian federal police arrested eight men suspected of plotting an attack against…
Four major Spanish alleged corruption scandals — any loot pulled from EU billions?
Concerns have been raised about the possible misuse of European Union funds as it was revealed four corruption probes in Spain also received EU money.
Punish Conservatives, reward Tusk: What EU calls ‘rule of law’ in Poland is political
The European Commission has published its latest report on the rule of law in Poland for 2025.
Brussels’ prosecutor under police protection after threats from drugs mafia
Julien Moinil, Brussels' Chief Prosecutor, was put under police protection following threats from the city’s criminal drug underworld.
Spanish judges and prosecutors threaten to strike over government reforms
Major Spanish associations of judges and prosecutors called for a demonstration outside the Supreme Court on June 28, warning that a strike would follow on July…
Croatia’s former EU funds minister jailed for corruption
Gabrijela Žalac, Croatia's former regional development and European Union funds minister, has been sentenced to two years in prison for abuse of office and trafficking…
Two Italian MEPs investigated over alleged fiddling of European allowances
An MEP and his former European Parliament colleague from the previous legislature have reportedly been put under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor's…
Bulgarian prosecutors open probe into European Prosecutor’s office in Sofia
Prosecutors in Sofia have announced they will open an anti-corruption investigation into the European Prosecutor's Office representative in Bulgaria.
French director guilty of buying apartment with Erasmus+ money
The director of a cultural association in Alsace, northeastern France, has been convicted of diverting €110,500 in European taxpayer's money to purchase an apartment…
Qatargate: Italian Socialist MEPs hit with parliamentary immunity waiver requests
The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office has asked the European Parliament to waive the parliamentary immunity of two MEPs in connection with the Qatargate scandal.
Committee says Qatargate investigations ‘all above board’
A Belgian intelligence board has stated that the methods of information gathering used by the Belgian intelligence and security agency (VSSE) in the context of the…
Qatargate: Former MEP Arena charged with ‘criminal organisation’ membership
Belgian authorities have indicted former MEP Marie Arena for alleged membership of a criminal organisation following a two-year investigation into "Qatargate".
Former EU justice Commissioner Reynders investigated over alleged ‘money laundering’
Didier Reynders, who was serving as European Commissioner of Justice under EC President Ursula von der Leyen until a few days ago, has been put under investigation…
Polish ex-MEP charged over allegedly fraudulent expenses claims
Ryszard Czarnecki, a former vice-president of the European Parliament and member of Poland’s opposition Law and Justice party, has been charged with fraud allegedly…
Judge under fire as Spanish PM takes stand over allegations regarding his wife
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will testify today before Judge Juan Carlos Peinado regarding alleged influence peddling and corruption by his wife Begoña…
AfD MEP Bystron: new police searches
Newly elected MEP Petr Bystron, second on the German party Alternative für Deutschland's (AfD) candidate list for the European Parliament ballot of June 6-9, has…
Werner Hoyer, former head of EIB, under EU investigation for alleged corruption
Werner Hoyer, who led the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 2012 to January 2024, is under investigation by European Union prosecutors for alleged corruption,…
Qatargate unravelling? Belgium leaves Moroccan suspects to be tried at home
More than a year and a half into the Qatargate investigation, Belgian judicial authorities are reining in accusations against Moroccan suspects.
AfD MEP assistant arrested on accusations of spying for China
An assistant working for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party MEP Maximilian Krah has been arrested on the orders of the German Federal Prosecutor General.
Qatargate: Former Italian justice chief casts doubt on Belgian investigation
With the "Qatargate" investigation into alleged bribery and corruption in the European halls of power entering its 13-month, it appears some feel the case is fraying…