Belgium issues EU arrest warrant for ex-Commissioner Avramopoulos in Qatargate probe
Belgian prosecutors say the former EU commissioner received payments from a criminal network tied to the Qatargate influence probe.
- Belgian prosecutors issued an arrest warrant seeking to question former European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos as part of the Qatargate investigation, with authorities notifying Greek counterparts and pursuing the lifting of his parliamentary immunity.
- Investigators are scrutinizing Avramopoulos's past membership on the honorary committee of Fight Impunity, an NGO founded by former MEP Antonio Panzeri, who later entered a cooperation agreement with Belgian prosecutors.
- Avramopoulos denies wrongdoing, stating he received €5,000 monthly between February 2021 and February 2022 and that his role was "entirely without executive or managerial responsibilities," having received prior European Commission approval.
- To proceed, the case must move from the Athens Court of Appeal Prosecutor's Office to the Greek parliament via the Ministry of Justice, a mandatory legislative review before questioning can occur.
- The broader Qatargate investigation examines allegations that Qatar and Morocco influenced European Parliament decision-making; while the probe led to detentions including Greek MEP Eva Kaili, no final judicial determination has been made regarding Avramopoulos.
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The EU Commission says that it has not received a request to lift the diplomatic immunity of former migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos following an arrest warrant against him being issued by the Belgian authorities.
The Qatargate scandal is now drawing a former EU Commissioner deeper and deeper. Belgian judicial authorities have issued a European arrest warrant against Greek politician Dimitris Avramopoulos, who was in charge of migration and home affairs from 2014 to 2019. Today's MP of conservative Nea Dimokratia denies the allegations. How purchaseable are high-ranking EU politicians? How much influence can foreign governments have on the political decis…
The Belgian authorities have issued an arrest warrant against former EU Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos. The Greek national is linked to the Qatargate scandal. This was stated by two high-ranking Greek sources involved in the judicial proceedings.
Qatargate Arrest Warrant for Ex-European Commissioner for Migration
A European arrest warrant was issued against a former European Commissioner late on Monday, June 22nd. The Belgian investigating judge named Greek politician Dimitris Avramopoulos as a ‘Qatargate’ suspect, with officials from Belgium and Greece confirming the charges. Avramopoulos was the European Commissioner for Migration until 2019 and later a member of Fight Impunity, an NGO linked to Qatargate. Avramopoulos—who sits in the Greek Parliament …
According to Politico, the case is related to the 2022 Qatargate.
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