Speaking at a forum attended by human rights activists, the head of European Union diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said the EU was “laughing” at the corruption scandal around the European Parliament and that the organization’s reputation depended on more. investigating what it is.
Last week, the European Parliament was detained over a corruption scandal involving the holding of the World Cup in Qatar. In particular, Greek politician Eva Kaili, Vice President of the European Parliament, was detained. Room lay off.
Borrell emphasized that what happened cannot be hidden from people, on the contrary, it should be shown, among other things, how seriously this scandal can affect the European political system.
“Some laugh at us and say, “Ha ha, you’re talking about corruption in my country, but look what’s going on in your country!” At least here we open up and react, there is responsibility. That’s a big difference,” he said.
The diplomat also stressed the need to be very “vigilant” for the EU’s reputation.