BRUSSELS (AP) — The president of the European Union’s parliament has suspended a vice president from her duties after she was caught up in an investigation into influence peddling at the EU assembly allegedly involving officials from Qatar. EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola’s spokesman said Saturday that she “has decided to suspend with immediate effect all powers, duties and tasks that were delegated to Eva Kaili in her capacity as vice president.” Kaili is a 44-year-old former Greek TV news anchor and was suspended by her party in Greece and the EU assembly’s Socialists and Democrats group Friday. It came after Belgian police staged 16 raids across Brussels as part of a probe into corruption and money laundering at the parliament.
EU parliament chief takes action as lobbying scandal simmers
