According to a media report, Morocco played a larger role than previously known in the bribery and corruption scandal in the European Parliament. As Der Spiegel reports with reference to confidential investigative documents, the Moroccan foreign secret service DGED was also involved in influencing deputies at the highest level.
The aim was to influence the social democratic group in the European Parliament.
Thus, the DGED owes already 2019 the two Italian MEPs Pier Antonio Panzeri and Andrea Cozzolino Like Francesco Giorgiparliamentary official and partner of the ousted Vice-President of the EU Parliament, Eva Kailirecruited.
According to the mirror Abderrahim Atmuncurrent ambassador of Morocco in Poland, responsible for leading the trio.