Qatargate en · PROPN
Etymology
From Qatar + -gate.
Meanings
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(neologism) The Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.
'Qatargate' Scandal Allegedly Involving Cash Bribes Rocks European Parliament
2022 December 13, Marita Vlachou, “'Qatargate' Scandal Allegedly Involving Cash Bribes Rocks European Parliament”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022:The lawyer of MEP Eva Kaili on Wednesday claimed her innocence in the so-called Qatargate corruption case that has shaken the European Parliament.
2022 December 27, “Eva Kaili lawyer claims her innocence in Qatargate corruption scandal”, in Euronews:AN INFLUENTIAL member of the organisation at the heart of the “Qatargate” scandal in the European Parliament is a convicted terrorist.
2022 December 17, Joe Barnes Brussels, “Convicted far-left terrorist at heart of EU’s ‘Qatargate’ scandal”, in The Daily Telegraph:Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate
2022 December 16, “Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate”, in Kathimerini:THE president of the European Parliament has launched an “urgent procedure” to lift the immunity of two MEPS amid the Qatargate corruption scandal.
2023 January 3, “Qatargate corruption scandal MEPS face losing immunity”, in The Daily Telegraph:December / EU Qatargate scandal: several EU politicians, including former MEPs Eva Kaili and Antonio Panzeri, are arrested under charges of corruption and money laundering.
2022 winter, “2022 in events”, in BEE3, year 06, number 2, European School, Brussels III, page 13:Alleged corruption was not on the official agenda but Qatargate, as it had become known, overshadowed the gathering.
2022 December, Suzanne Lynch, “Anatomy of a scandal: How ‘Qatargate’ crisis shook EU to its core”, in Malta Business Review, number 90, page 17:The main suspects in the so-called Qatargate case — which centres on alleged interference by countries including Morocco and Qatar at the parliament — last year requested an inquiry into the Belgian probe, which has delayed the case going to trial.
2024 February 6, Siliva Sciorilli Borrelli, “Qatargate suspect files complaint about Belgian investigators”, in Financial Times, page 4: