Three years ago (from March 2026), the Qatargate scandal damaged the European Parliament's reputation, and over one million euros in small bills were found at the home of a Vice-President of the institution.
Justice & Anti-CorruptionEuropean Union
- Omissions
- The total cash seized across all locations was approximately €1.5 million, but this included multiple suspects and locations, not just the Vice-President's home.
- The €600,000 found at one suspect's home may not have been the Vice-President's residence.
- The claim conflates total seized cash with amount found at the Vice-President's specific location.
- Sources published after the session date (2026-03-25) confirm the details but could not have been known to the MEP at the time of speaking.
- Sources
- SecondaryBBC NewsCash worth about €600,000 found at the home of one suspect; total of €1.5 million seized in the investigation
- SecondaryPolitico EuropePolice raided Eva Kaili's home and found €150,000 euros in cash
- SecondaryEuronewsAround €600,000 in cash was seized, in addition to other amounts from different locations
- SecondaryLe Monde (English edition)More than a million euros in cash have been seized overall, some of it from the homes of suspects