The European Union was rocked by perhaps the loudest scandal of the last decade.

A former top official of the EU legislative body has already been arrested.

Eva Kylie and not only the Belgian prosecutor's office is suspected of belonging to a criminal group and money laundering.

The investigation is ongoing.

But the political and diplomatic circles of the EU are already talking about considerable image damage.

How will the reputation be restored, says TSN.

What is happening now in Brussels resembles a political thriller with detective elements.

But these are real events, which, moreover, are developing surprisingly rapidly.

We are talking about searches in the residences of top politicians, bags of cash, arrests.

The former vice-president of the European Parliament, Eva Kylie, and three other persons involved are currently in custody.

During the searches, 600,000 euros in cash were seized.

And all because of Qatar, to which there is increased attention, because it is the host of the 2022 World Cup.

Kylie, who was found with bags of money, staunchly defended the country after the trip there, calling it "a pioneer in respect of workers' rights".

While numerous international bodies pointed to violations during the construction of sports facilities.

Even her own party distanced itself from some of Kylie's statements in defense of Qatar.

Now the Belgian prosecutor's office suspects that the politician received gifts and money in exchange for her loyalty and promotion of political decisions in the interests of Qatar.

The investigation is ongoing.

"This is a very important case, because it happened right in the heart of European democracy. The European Parliament is the only institution in the EU where elected officials are, in fact, directly connected to those who vote for them. Therefore, the impact is significant. And it really hurts European democracy ", says Eric van Desse, spokesman for the Belgian Prosecutor's Office.

Greece, where Eva Kylie comes from, froze her family's assets on its territory the day before.

The Greek party, to whose ranks she belonged, expelled her.

And today, the European Parliament dismissed her from the position of vice president by a majority of votes.

The politician's office is sealed.

Law enforcement officers also searched the parliamentary premises in Brussels, and an internal investigation was launched in the parliament itself.

EU legislators and their assistants under investigation should leave their posts now, said the President of the European Parliament.

And she warned that there will be neither impunity nor "sweeping" under the carpet.

In Qatar, all accusations are rejected.

Eva Kylie's lawyer insists that his client is innocent and has nothing to do with Qatari bribes.

In any case, Qatar has already felt the consequences of the scandal: the European Parliament was preparing a decision on visa-free travel for its citizens, but now it has been returned to the committee.

The Transparency International organization suggests that the case of Kylie is the beginning of high-profile revelations in the European Parliament.

And, by the way, this is not the first corruption scandal within its walls.

There are cases when former MEPs were convicted of corruption, and their political career ended with a real term.

We will remind that an American journalist died during a match at the 2022 World Cup.

His brother believes it was a murder for supporting the LGBT community.

In Qatar at the 2022 World Cup, a whole scandal arose related to the symbolism of the LGBT community.

Qatar is a Muslim country where homosexuality is illegal.

At first, national teams were not allowed to go on the field with captain's armbands in rainbow colors.

However, after an international scandal and the indignation of the players themselves, this ban was lifted.

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