How corruption and influence could creep into the European Parliament

Since a suitcase with cash was found at a MEP’s home in December, reports about influence from the MEP have followed each other in rapid succession. Our Brussels correspondent Clara van de Wiel investigated what makes the European Parliament so vulnerable.

Read the article here: On the payroll in Brussels and the Emirates: how the European Parliament is open to autocratic regimes by Clara van de Wiel and Andreas Kouwenhoven.

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Guest:
Clara van de Wiel
host:
Gabriella Ader
Producer:
Stef Visjager
Editor:
Bass van Win
Illustration:
Gijs Kast

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