QATAR, MOROCCO, RUSSIA, CHINA … WHAT MAKES THE EP A SITTING DUCK? When a parliamentary assistant to far-right German MEP Maximilian Krah was arrested in Dresden on charges of spying for China on Tuesday, the news pulsated through the European Parliament in Strasbourg — but surprise wasn’t one of the main reactions.
In fact, the allegations seemed to confirm a pattern of foreign powers attempting to invade the EU assembly. Still under the cloud of Qatargate, the Parliament’s last few months have been further darkened by allegations that an MEP spied for Russia and that others were paid to spread Russian disinformation in the run up to June 6-9. Now there’s a potential Chinagate on our hands.
Politico.eu, 27 avril
Le plus surprenant dans ces affaires est, probablement, qu’elles n’émeuvent pas l’opinion. Le Parlement Européen, les instances européennes en général, n’a rien de sérieux. Et la Russie et ses amis ont pour métier la manipulation. Tout le monde n’est-il pas dans son rôle ? D’ailleurs, l’UE ne prône-t-elle pas la liberté des marchés ? Tout est à vendre ou à acheter ?
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