European Parliament to waive immunity of two MEPs in corruption case

FILE PHOTO: European Parliament member Marc Tarabella leaves the headquarters of the Socialist Party after a vigilance committee following allegations of his involvement in the Qatar corruption case, in Brussels, Belgium, December 13, 2022.REUTERS/Johanna Geron

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament said on Monday it had begun a procedure to waive the immunity of two of its members after a request from Belgian judiciary investigating a European Union-Qatar corruption scandal.

Two sources close to the investigation told Reuters the two MEPs were Belgian Marc Tarabella and Italian Andrea Cozzolino.