EU Parliament removes VP status from Eva Kaili
Greek lawmaker kicked out after being charged in corruption scandal linked to Qatar.
BY NICOLAS CAMUT
The European Parliament voted Tuesday to remove Eva Kaili’s vice-president status after the Greek MEP was arrested and charged in Belgium for corruption related to Qatari lobbying in the EU.
The lawmakers voted with an overwhelming majority of 625 in favor and one against.
Kaili, who remains in a Brussels jail cell, had already been kicked out of her Socialists and Democrats parliamentary group earlier on Tuesday morning. Two people abstained from the vote.
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