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Qatargate: How the key players are connected

Mapping the connections between those caught up in the police investigation into ‘criminal organization, corruption and money laundering.’

15 December 2022 · 22:00 UTC

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The police probe into alleged corruption in the European Parliament continues to grow, with suspicions that Qatar and Morocco have sought to influence EU democracy.

Investigators have uncovered over €1.5 million in cash and charged four people in Belgium, including high-ranking Member of the European Parliament Eva Kaili. There have been further arrests in Italy. Here POLITICO maps how the key people caught up in the investigation are connected.