SENSATIONAL: the Belgian and German police raid the headquarters of the EPP in Brussels. The charge is corruption
The Belgian and German police raided the Brussels headquarters of the European People's Party on Tuesday, a conservative pan-European political party of which Forza Italia is a member, but this time the scandal does not have Italian but German roots.
The police search "is linked to an ongoing investigation in Thuringia, Germany," the statement read. "The party is collaborating in full transparency with the authorities involved, providing all relevant information and documentation," he added.
When reporters from the Politico website visited on Tuesday afternoon, there was no police activity at the EPP offices on Rue du Commerce in the European Quarter. Employees at a hotel across the street said they didn't notice anything unusual in the morning.
German broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk reported that the raid is linked to Mario Voigt – leader of Thuringia's parliamentary group for the Christian Democratic Union of the Center – and his involvement in the EPP's 2019 European parliamentary elections. Voigt had been involved in that year's European election campaign. The EPP group reportedly concluded a contract with a Thuringian-based internet service company which then paid Voigt for his active interest in the campaign. Since September 2022, the matter has been under investigation by the German anti-corruption authority. Voigt defends himself by stating that the allegations are all fabrication.
This is not the first investigation involving MEPs, even if in this case the accusation indirectly affects the parliament. We recall that between 2022 and 2023 the parliament was already shaken by the well-known Qatargate which involved the social democratic group S&D.
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