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EU vice-president Eva Kaili has been suspended Source: AAP / JALAL MORCHIDI/EPA

A Belgian judge has charged four people over allegedly receiving money and gifts from a Gulf state to influence decisions in the European Parliament. One member of the European Parliament, vice-president and Greek socialist Eva Kaili, has been suspended from her powers and duties in relation to the case, though it is not immediately clear whether she has been charged with any offences.


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A Belgian judge has charged four people over allegedly receiving money and gifts from a Gulf state to influence decisions in the European Parliament. One member of the European Parliament, vice-president and Greek socialist Eva Kaili, has been suspended from her powers and duties in relation to the case, though it is not immediately clear whether she has been charged with any offences.



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