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Following the bribery allegations against Huawei, 25 MEPs have turned to Parliament President Roberta Metsola and Commission President von der Leyen. They are calling for the technology to be banned from the institutions and for transparency.
By Markus Grabitz
The Legal Affairs Committee in the EU Parliament is in charge of the omnibus law on sustainability reporting obligations. The EPP Group has drawn up the report for the package. Swedish MEP Jörgen Warborn is taking over the report.
By Markus Grabitz
For the first time in the history of the European Parliament, the resolution on the discharge of the 2023 budget failed in committee. The resolution will now also not be presented to the plenary. This means that the EU institutions will not receive the demands and instructions to remedy the situation that the political groups had previously agreed on.
By Markus Grabitz
The public prosecutor's office wants to investigate AfD MEP Petr Bystron for a post on X. The European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs has therefore decided to waive his immunity. The plenary still has to confirm the decision.
By Markus Grabitz
One arrest, two sealed offices of APAs in the European Parliament, and raids in Belgium and Portugal: The Belgian public prosecutor's office is investigating suspected corruption by the Chinese mobile communications giant Huawei. They allegedly have 15 active and former MEPs on their radar.
By Markus Grabitz
The EPP is pushing for the parliamentary procedure for the omnibus on sustainability reporting obligations to be fast-tracked. The plenary is to decide on this in the next session week. The coordinators in the ENVI have already agreed on the simplified procedure.
By Markus Grabitz
Huawei is suspected of having bribed EU parliamentarians in order to influence political decisions. A lobbyist is said to play a central role in the possible corruption scandal.
By Amelie Richter
The democratic parties in the EU Parliament have yet to reach a compromise on the so-called omnibus proposals.
By Alex Veit