Corruption in the EU Parliament

It is noticeable that four high ranking officials have been arrested compare that to the blatent corruption around the Tory party currently and I will add the blatent corruption under Blair in regards to PFI contracts and the like. All brushed under under the carpet as not in the public interest to prosecute.
It is however just one incident (the arrests) the EU is as institutionally corrupt as all governmental institutions.
 
RUSTY_2_STANDS said:
Now you’ve peeped over the parapet
maybe some of your EU loving buddies might care to join us? Any sign of that German bloke?
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Yawn, a member of the European Parliament has been accused of corruption. It's looking like she's bang to rights. The EU is investigating and the EU will take whatever action is necessary. That's about the top and bottom of it.
 
Shandypants said:
They've been arrested and being dealt with. Let's see what happens to Michelle Mone and other corruption here, those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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Not sure there are many on here would not like to see Mone and her Partner jailed and stripped of ill gotten gains.
Hopefully her passport has, already been taken.
Corruption is prevalent among politicians, as a right of centre my favourite MP was Skinner, and favourite leader of a country was Castro.
Did not agree with all their ideals but they were not interested in feathering their own nests
 
It's wrong full stop.
And the person who has been caught has been exposed and will be prosecuted.
The underlying pretext on this thread that we are lucky to have left a corrupt institution is a bit strange. I am far more interested in our economy than isolated instances of corruption in the parliament. The EU isn't perfect and it needs reform. But it's better to be in it than out of it. The big mistake about the Brexit deal that we negotiated is that we have left the single market. This is doing us material damage every single day and this is becoming more and more apparent at a time where we are desperate for the revenue.
Can those crowing about this, please tell us if we can leave our own UK parliament which also seems to have many corruptible individuals in it?
 
RUSTY_2_STANDS said:
Now you’ve peeped over the parapet
maybe some of your EU loving buddies might care to join us? Any sign of that German bloke?
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He’s still in hiding after the mighty Germany failed to get out of the group stages so I hope this news doesn’t push him over the edge. 😮
 
Newholland said:
Not like you to try and sweep this one under the carpet...thought you were big on exposure of corruption...
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Yes I am. What seems to happen on this forum is that something wrong at the EU will be brought up and the usual suspects will use it as a reason to berate the whole edifice. In this instance I am saying that the EU has discovered an incident of potential corruption involving one of its MEPs and the State of Qatar. This is a disturbing issue right enough but it is one that the EU will deal with. Of itself, the issue is not an existential matter for the EU.
 
Clearly a very grubby affair in which large quantities of physical cash have been found in at least three different locations linked to those involved.
At least it is being investigated and hopefully prosecuted.
I think we probably could do with a high profile equivalent legal case or two in this country to help protect and strengthen the probity and actions of those in corruptible positions in public and commercial life, not to mention our trust in them.
 
say what you want 66, but when something like that has happened in our Parliament you are all over it like a rash yet your post #12 and your other posts seriously and deliberately tried to understate the matter. Of course, both matters are shameful but it seems you much prefer having something more to say when it's the UK. And that is more than likely because you were a staunch remainer. It took you nearly ten hours to make a comment, a poor one at that, and then you followed it up with a 'so what' type of post.
 
I’ll be honest, I’ve been critical of Brexit and the way it’s been handled but I didn’t take a great deal of interest of this story. I saw it as there were some bent politicians who have just been caught and will be punished accordingly.

I’ve got far more pressing issues to worry about at the moment, some of which are direct implications of Brexit.

I found this thread funny because it gave our long suffering hardline Brexiteers something to shout about for a day or two, and they grabbed that opportunity with a childlike glee.
 
20togo said:
say what you want 66, but when something like that has happened in our Parliament you are all over it like a rash yet your post #12 and your other posts seriously and deliberately tried to understate the matter. Of course, both matters are shameful but it seems you much prefer having something more to say when it's the UK. And that is more than likely because you were a staunch remainer. It took you nearly ten hours to make a comment, a poor one at that, and then you followed it up with a 'so what' type of post.
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And when it is the UK parliament you're usually nowhere to be seen on the thread.
 
tangysider said:
Not sure there are many on here would not like to see Mone and her Partner jailed and stripped of ill gotten gains.
Hopefully her passport has, already been taken.
Corruption is prevalent among politicians, as a right of centre my favourite MP was Skinner, and favourite leader of a country was Castro.
Did not agree with all their ideals but they were not interested in feathering their own nests
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Passport has not been rescinded. £29 million profit from a corrupt tendering process puts these allegations in perspective, albeit its still not right.

However, action has been immediately taken here, while it took weeks for Mone to take her own action in standing down to 'defend her reputation', while her party did nothing.
 
Weirdest alleged bung story I read about in political history was Russian agents stuffing 40 grand in Michael Foot's duffel coat which was used to start up a left wing magazine.😄
 
1966_and_all_that said:
Yes I am. What seems to happen on this forum is that something wrong at the EU will be brought up and the usual suspects will use it as a reason to berate the whole edifice. In this instance I am saying that the EU has discovered an incident of potential corruption involving one of its MEPs and the State of Qatar. This is a disturbing issue right enough but it is one that the EU will deal with. Of itself, the issue is not an existential matter for the EU.
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But the EU is not rushing to pursue this with vigour because it's worried about how many of its own institutions might be shown to be corrupt. So says the BBC report this am.
 
20togo said:
say what you want 66, but when something like that has happened in our Parliament you are all over it like a rash yet your post #12 and your other posts seriously and deliberately tried to understate the matter. Of course, both matters are shameful but it seems you much prefer having something more to say when it's the UK. And that is more than likely because you were a staunch remainer. It took you nearly ten hours to make a comment, a poor one at that, and then you followed it up with a 'so what' type of post.
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To be fair, I was offline for some time yesterday and only picked up the thread at bed time. I also noted that it was a disturbing issue.

As for my posts about corruption in the UK, I repeat - whatever issues I raise, they have nothing to do with the existential authority of Parliament, the Government, the Judiciary or any other mechanism of constitutional politics.
 
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1966_and_all_that said:
To be fair, I was offline for some time yesterday and only picked up the thread at bed time. I also noted that it was a disturbing issue.

As for my posts about corruption in the UK, I repeat - whatever issues I raise, they have nothing to do with the existential authority of Parliament, the Government, the Judiciary or any other mechanism of constitutional politics.
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With reference to my post 19 and your reply 22.
I accept and understand your last paragraph above.
I believe your fury at political corruption in the U.K. is centred around the Tory party? If so I’m sure you’ll understand my amusement at the political tendency of the MEP involved 😉😁
I can assure you I couldn’t give a toss what goes on in Brussels 😁
 
Newholland said:
With reference to my post 19 and your reply 22.
I accept and understand your last paragraph above.
I believe your fury at political corruption in the U.K. is centred around the Tory party? If so I’m sure you’ll understand my amusement at the political tendency of the MEP involved 😉😁
I can assure you I couldn’t give a toss what goes on in Brussels 😁
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You are correct on all counts.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
He’s still in hiding after the mighty Germany failed to get out of the group stages so I hope this news doesn’t push him over the edge. 😮
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All corruption is wrong but this corruption seems to have been instigated from outside by Qatar whereas British Government corruption seems to be instigated by the British MPs themselves. It also gets punished in the EU rather than just being denied and covered up like in the UK.

Well done to England though for failing in the Quarter Finals. Being able to beat Iran, Wales and Senegal is clearly an achievement worthy of mocking 4-time World Cup winners.
 
Classic AVFTT chite, it's as if there is a difference between one person and another based on whether or not they thought we should stay in the EU ?
 
SEASIDE2020 said:
Classic AVFTT chite, it's as if there is a difference between one person and another based on whether or not they thought we should stay in the EU ?
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It points to significant differences in the way people believe our society should be organised. I can't believe you're so dismissive of that.
 
BigHandsOliverKahn said:
All corruption is wrong but this corruption seems to have been instigated from outside by Qatar whereas British Government corruption seems to be instigated by the British MPs themselves. It also gets punished in the EU rather than just being denied and covered up like in the UK.

Well done to England though for failing in the Quarter Finals. Being able to beat Iran, Wales and Senegal is clearly an achievement worthy of mocking 4-time World Cup winners.
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Totally agree that’s why I want Southgate out. 👍
 
BigHandsOliverKahn said:
All corruption is wrong but this corruption seems to have been instigated from outside by Qatar whereas British Government corruption seems to be instigated by the British MPs themselves. It also gets punished in the EU rather than just being denied and covered up like in the UK.

Well done to England though for failing in the Quarter Finals. Being able to beat Iran, Wales and Senegal is clearly an achievement worthy of mocking 4-time World Cup winners.
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You're obviously loving England being knocked out. Another fine example of your hatred of all things UK
 
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