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Belgium Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-Commissioner Avramopoulos

Summary by Euronews
The Qatargate investigation centres on allegations that foreign governments sought to influence decision-making in the European Parliament through payments and gifts to current and former lawmakers.

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Belgium has issued a European arrest warrant for the former European Commissioner for Migration from Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos in connection with the Catargate corruption scandal.

Dimitris Avramopoulos, for whom an arrest warrant was issued by the Belgian authorities, categorically denies any connection to Qatargate, while announcing that he will not invoke his parliamentary immunity. Dimitris Avramopoulos categorically denies his involvement in Qatargate. In his statement, the former commissioner claims that “this case never concerned me”, and that any attempts to implicate him are unfounded and without any real data. He…

An arrest warrant for Dimitris Avramopoulos was issued by the Belgian Justice Department, which has been dealing with the Qatargate case in recent years, for his possible involvement in the scandal. The warrant from Brussels has been forwarded to the Greek Justice Department, specifically to the Athens Appeals Prosecutor's Office. See more at ertflix.gr | Listen to more at ertecho.gr According to information, Mr. Avramopoulos visited the Appeals…

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News 247 broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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