Le Pen not alone: How financial misconduct affects European Parliament
Misuse of funds intended to pay MEPs’ assistants has been fairly widespread in the last years, but few episodes land in court ...
The EU Parliament has transparency problems. Marine Le Pen's case is a window into what's wrong
The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent ...
Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Running for Office
A court found her guilty of fraud for the misuse of European Union funds, meaning the front-runner to replace Emmanuel Macron ...
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Europe says that it holds a lot of trade cards on the eve of Trump's tariff 'Liberation Day'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump ...
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project12d
Far-Right European Parliament Member Faces German Propaganda Probes
If the European Parliament strips Petr Bystron's immunity, he could be investigated for allegedly sharing Nazi imagery online ...
Anadolu Agency6d
European Parliament lifts immunity of Czech far-right member over allegations of fraud
Lifting immunity permits national authorities to move forward with legal proceedings but does not imply guilt, notes Czech ...
Could the verdict expected at French far-right party’s trial end Marine Le Pen’s political career?
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 24 other party officials are accused of having used money intended for European ...
Epthinktank10d
European Parliament Plenary Session – April 2025
The agenda for the April plenary session is a sober reflection of the current context, with Members set to participate in debates on issues that are all, to a greater or lesser extent, influenced by ...
The Independent5d
The EU Parliament has transparency problems. Marine Le Pen's case is a window into what's wrong
In 2023, OLAF issued five recommendations linked to the EU parliament. Once the ball passes to member states, prosecution is rare. The European Parliament issues recovery orders for money it ...