### [2026-06-22](/feed/2026/06/22/index.md)

##### Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament
# Belgian judicial authorities request the lifting of Avramopoulos's parliamentary immunity to allow questioning regarding payments he received from an organization linked to the scandal. 




### Sources:

1. [ANA-MPA and Proto via ''The National Herald](https://www.thenationalherald.com/brussels-arrest-warrant-for-ex-nd-minister-dimitris-avramopoulos-rocks-athens/)

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