The Greek Financial Prosecutors' Office on Thursday launched an investigation into Greek MEP Eva Kaili to determine whether there is evidence that she accepted bribes or legalised income from illegal activities in cases not linked to those already being investigated by Belgian authorities.
The investigation has been assigned to two assistant prosecutors, who have been instructed to work with the Eurojust member for Greece and ask Belgian authorities for copies of the case file put together on the MEP and other documentation. They are expected to wait for the reply from Belgian authorities in order to ascertain that, if evidence of prosecutable criminal acts is found, this does not relate to the investigation underway in Belgium.
Responding to questions put by an Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) correspondent in Belgium concerning the scandal, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola admitted that there were "holes" in the European Parliament's operation, saying that these would be fixed.
"We have to look at NGOs," she said, noting that many are used as a front targeting other sources of funding and other ways of action, while stressing that Europe must send a strong message to external actors who seek to undermine the EU and its values.
She announced a major reform package to this end will be ready in 2023.