Former EP Vice-President and her husband suspected of doing business with the Gulf countries
They kept hundreds of thousands of euros at home, eh in return they lobbied for the interests of Doha and Rabat
At least €750,000 in cash was kept by former European Parliament vice-president Eva Kylie at her home in Brussels, and is believed to have come from Qatari and Moroccan bribes. In return, you were supposed to help secure more favorable political and economic solutions to Brussels regarding Doha and Rabat, as well as a “softer” stance on the issue of civil rights violations. The rights of workers in Qatar are also being targeted, engaged in construction work around the World Cup.
Precisely thanks to the fact that
bundles are taken step” from Belgian ones detectives,
or the moment when Eva Kylie’s father tried to collect almost 600 thousand bags from a hotel, the arrest became possible despite the immunity of the beautiful blonde of Thessaloniki origins. Another 150 thousand euros were later found in her home. The leader of the Greek socialist party PASOK, Nikos Androulakis, described the former TV star as a Trojan horse in the government. Some time ago, the relationship between the two cooled down after 8 years of iron friendship.
Another 600 thousand euros were found in the home of former MEP of the Italian “Democratic Party” Antonio Panzeri. He is suspected of being the person who ensnared the web of corruption in the upper echelons of Brussels.
His former parliamentary assistant is Francesco Giorgi, 35, from Milan, the man who shares life and home with 44-year-old Eva. They also have a son. The former sailor is as charming as she is, which is why many of her refer to them as the beauties of the European Parliament, who never go unnoticed.
The story that shook Brussels, and in particular the socialist group, involved not only cash, but also expensive holidays and luxury gifts for the characters suspected of participating in it. According to experts, this is perhaps the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the EP. Not only are Kylie, Giorgi and Panzeri in prison, but also the lobbyist Nicolo Figa-Talamanica, who is the general secretary of the No Peace Without Justice Foundation. Two of the suspects in the affair were released: Kylie’s father and Luca Visentini, general secretary of the Confederation of Trade Unions. In Italy, however, Panzeri’s wife and daughter are under house arrest.
According to Corriere della Sera, the president of the European Parliament Roberta
And Mezzola should have witnessed in person to search
of the office of the Belgian MEP of Italian origin Marc Tarabella, as he enjoys immunity.
According to the Brussels prosecutor’s office, Kylie, suspected of being one of the most corrupt in the affair, has recently expressed quite favorable positions in Doha. In November, you visited the emirate and, in the presence of the local minister of labour, you noted the great progress of reforms in this sector. Subsequently, in the Qatari parliament, she even praised the country as a “leader in workers’ rights,” which brought her much criticism from the left and liberals.
Brussels magistrates suspect that former MEP Antonio Panzeri has politically influenced MEPs in favor of Qatar and Morocco in exchange for money. Interceptions of his wife Maria Dolores and daughter Sylvia revealed that they were fully aware of what was happening. In one of the conversations, the wife mentioned “how she looked at the prices for Christmas now and that
He can not indulge yourself spend 100 thousand euros
like last year”. Panzeri and his family also took care of the transport of gifts received from Morocco through its ambassador in Poland.
They also used funds from a credit card in another person’s name. In 2019 Panzeri left the EP after three terms with the Italian Democrats. However, he did not leave Brussels, but opened the Fight Impunity foundation in his center, which organized a series of conferences, from Greece to Mauritania.
Everyone liked it the couple Eva-Francis, he also brought his daughter to the European Parliament
The protagonists of the story, investigated by the Belgian magistrate, are the spouses Eva – Francesco, who often loved to bring their two-year-old daughter to the EP room. Kylie is one of the 14 vice presidents and comes from a middle class Thessaloniki family. Her father is an engineer. Eva has a degree in architecture, but she throws it aside to become a television reporter. She read the news for a while, but soon after became involved in politics and became very close to former socialist prime minister Georgios Papandreou. Kylie began her career in Brussels in 2014, but then her relations with PASOK deteriorated and, according to Greek sources quoted by Corriere della Sera, the socialists announced they would no longer run for her again in 2024. Shortly thereafter came the news of the investigation , Kylie was
expelled from his party
For Eva’s partner, Francesco Giorgi, the fame of a handsome but arrogant man is brought. The former sailing instructor began his career as a parliamentary assistant in Brussels in 2009. He specializes in the affairs of the Maghreb countries, so even after his former employer Panzeri left parliament, Giorgi moved to the Neapolitan MEP Andrea Cozzolino, who leads the delegation for relations with the Maghreb. Most of the friends of the Francesco-Eva couple are shocked by the investigation in which they are involved.
The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Mezzola, has decided to immediately remove all powers and responsibilities of Eva Kylie in her capacity as a Member of Parliament “in the light of the judicial investigation by the Belgian authorities”.
Everything is at stake EP authority,
therefore, in his first statement, Metzola said he strongly opposes corruption and added that he could not comment on an ongoing investigation.
Many have the feeling that this is an “Italian affair” and are trying to isolate the phenomenon of corruption from the Brussels institution.
To stop any suspicions, the socialists in parliament already on Friday asked for a halt to work on issues relating to the issuance of visas, as well as on visits to the countries of the Persian Gulf. Many want all files and files on Qatar in the European Parliament to be examined now.
