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An Italian court is deciding whether to hand over to Belgium a suspect in a big corruption scandal at the European Parliament

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Arrest of Greek MEP and her boyfriend at centre of top-secret investigation into a criminal conspiracy

Francesco Giorgi, the partner of ousted European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili, has confessed his role in a Qatar graft scandal, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The European chief prosecutor requested on Thursday that the European Parliament lift the immunity from prosecution of two Greek members over suspicions of fraud.

The European Parliament has been shaken by allegations of corruption after the arrests of several of its MEPs on suspicion of accepting bribes from Doha in exchange for defending Qatari interests in Strasbourg, a scandal dubbed "Qatargate".

The president of the European Union's Parliament says the assembly is reviewing its files involving Qatar to see if any pressure was exerted on EU lawmakers

The European Parliament suspended all work on legislation linked to Qatar on Thursday, and its president told EU leaders she would lead reforms to prevent a repeat of a criminal corruption scandal that has rocked the assembly.