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Fallout from Qatargate: Which reforms does the European Parliament need?

By France24
05 February 2023   |   10:09 am
A 14-point plan to improve transparency and close loopholes has been put forward by the head of the European Parliament in the wake of Qatargate, the bribery scandal that continues to rock the institution.

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