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<French #126> Corruption in the European Parliament: the mandate of vice-president withdrawn from MEP - le 10 décembre 2022

   Today's article is about the corruption and the arrest of the member of European Parliament from France 24 dated December 10, 2022.

 

French Original

Corruption au Parlement européen : le mandat de vice-présidente retiré à l'eurodéputée Eva Kaili

 

La présidente du Parlement européen, Roberta Metsola a démis de ses fonctions l'eurodéputée grecque Eva Kaili. Comme quatre autres personnes, Eva Kaili, avait été arrêtée la veille à Bruxelles, dans le cadre d'une enquête de la police belge sur des soupçons de corruption et de blanchiment d'argent impliquant le Qatar. 

 

English Translation

Corruption in the European Parliament: the mandate of vice-president withdrawn from MEP Eva Kaili

 

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has dismissed Greek MEP Eva Kaili. Like four other people, Eva Kaili, had been arrested the day before in Brussels, as part of an investigation by Belgian police on suspicion of corruption and money laundering involving Qatar.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

a démis: has dismissed

argent: money

autres > autre: other

avait été arrêtée: had been arrested

<B>

belge: Belgian

blanchiment: laundering

<C>

cadre: frame

comme: like

<D>

dans le cadre de: within the framework of

démis (démettre): dismissed (dismiss)

<E>

enquête: investigation

<F>

fonction: function, post, position

<G>

grecque > grec: Greek

<I>

impliquant (impliquer): involving (involve)

<L>

la veille: the day before

<M>

mandat: mandate

MEP: European Parliament

<P>

personne: person

<Q>

quatre: four

<R>

retiré (retirer): withdrawn (withdraw)

<S>

soupçon: suspicion