Their offices and the home of one of them have already been searched, and their names appear several times among those considered high-ranking by the Belgian public prosecutor’s office “criminal organization” within the Eu Parliament led by the former Article 1 MP Antonio Panzeri. Today the President of the Eurochamber, Robert Metsolastarted a Emergency procedure to lift parliamentary immunity for two MEPs who are right, according to sources within the EU institution Andrew Cozzolino (PD) and Marc Tarabella (Belgian Socialist also inscribed in Article 1).
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The decision of the chairperson of the plenary came at the request of the Belgian judicial authorities in the context of the investigation into the bribes payed by Qatar and Morocco involving past and present MEPs, assistants and other figures who can influence decisions and debates within the EU institutions.
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The European Parliament has already communicated its decision in an official note, but without naming the two MEPs involved. But according to internal sources, the two have been accused of being part of this group “friendly” representatives of the organization, as also emerges from the testimonies of the suspects before the judge Michael Klaise. The names will be officially announced by the President on January 16 at the opening of the plenary session.
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Only then will the request be forwarded to the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament for a proposal for a resolution: “The European Parliament has done everything in its power from the start investigative help and we will continue to ensure that there is no impunity – according to the press release – those responsible will find this Parliament on the side of the law. there corruption it cannot pay off and we will do everything we can to fight it”. Metsola will also present its reform proposals, including one, in the coming weeks Review of current standards and improving internal systems.
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In fact, as foreseen by the regulation, requests for the waiver of immunity are announced by the President in plenary and then referred to the competent committee, in this case the Legal Affairs Committee. It must appoint a rapporteur, cases are presented in a committee meeting and a hearing may take place. The draft report is discussed and voted on in the same committee, which then makes a recommendation to Parliament as a whole to approve or reject the motion. All immunity cases are handled behind closed doors. The recommendation is then submitted to the plenary session. If the decision is adopted in plenary by a simple majority, the President shall forthwith communicate Parliament’s decision to the Member(s) concerned and to the competent national authority. The Chair asked all services and committees to give priority to this process with a view to its conclusion until February 13, 2023concludes the communication of the Brussels institution.
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