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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Pernille Weiss, a Danish Member of the...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Franc Bogovič, a Member of the European...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Riho Terras, an Estonian Member of the...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Stelios Kympouropoulos, a Greek psychiatrist and Member...
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David Casa, a Member of the European...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Sara Skyttedal, a Swedish Member of the...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Eva Maydell, a Bulgarian Member of the...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Ivan Štefanec, a Slovak Member of the...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Daniel Buda, a Romanian Member of the...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Mazaly Aguilar, a Member of the European...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
In recent years, concerns have escalated regarding...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Francesca Donato, a former Member of the...
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György Hölvényi, a Member of...
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Deirdre Clune, an Irish Member...
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Isabel Benjumea, a Spanish Member...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Jiří Pospíšil, a Czech Member of the...
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Lukas Mandl, an Austrian Member...
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Dubravka Šuica, a prominent Member...
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Seán Kelly, a prominent Irish...
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Miriam Lexmann, a Slovakian Member...
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For years, Czech MEP Tomáš...
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Rasa Juknevičienė, a Lithuanian politician...
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Introduction: A Career Under Scrutiny
Michael...
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The European Parliament’s democratic integrity faces...
By Brussels Watch Investigative Team From the Report: “UAE Lobbying in the European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency” (April 2025)
Esteban González Pons, a prominent...
By Brussels Watch Investigative TeamFrom the Report: “UAE Lobbying in the European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency” (April 2025)
Emil Radev, a Bulgarian Member of...
By Brussels Watch Investigative Team April 2025
Introduction: UAE’s Quiet Expansion into the Heart of Europe
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has quietly but...
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Introduction
In April 2025, Brussels Watch...
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From the BrusselsWatch Report: "UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency" (April 2025)
Introduction
A mounting body of evidence reveals that...
A landmark report by Brussels Watch has laid bare the mechanics of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) multimillion-euro lobbying strategy in the European Union....
In a bombshell disclosure, Brussels Watch has released a meticulously documented list of 150 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) with pro-UAE alignments, detailing...
A recent exclusive report by Brussels Watch has pulled the curtain back on one of the most sophisticated and expansive foreign lobbying operations ever...
Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Emil Radev, belonging to the European People's Party (EPP), has exhibited serious pro-UAE activism, especially in energy...
Francesca Donato, a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP), has shown to be consistently expressing views that share common ground with pro-Russian stories...
Emmanouil Fragkos, a Greek MEP from the far-right Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) party, has demonstrated pro-Russian leanings through his parliamentary activities and public positions,...
Slovak politician Robert Hajšel, who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), has been linked with pro-Russian inclinations. His political career and association...
Catherine Griset, a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the National Rally, is usually linked to pro-Russian leanings through party...
French politician, Jean-François Jalkh, erstwhile Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from National Rally party has been linked to pro-Russian ideologies via his political...
Ivo Hristov, a Bulgarian politician and former MEP has shown a pro-Russia position in his voting history and public declarations. Hristov was one of...
French politician France Jamet from National Rally has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2017. Jamet has been associated...
National Rally (RN) MEP Virginie Joron, has faced backlash for being pro-Kremlin and controversial. Joron's activities, which are on behalf of Russia, include election...
MEP Antonio López-Istúriz White and MEP Abir Al-Sahlani's recently visited the UAE-based the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI). The institution is just another tactic...
Czech politician Kateřina Konečná is an MEP since 2014. She has been associated with pro-pro-Russian stances through her actions, statements, and voting records.
At the...
MEP Joachim Kuhs is a German politician and part of pro-Russian Alternative for Germany(AfD). A party famous for its right-wing and anti-Western ideology, which...
A French political figure and ex-MEP Jean-Lin Lacapelle is particularly famous for being pro-Russian. He is also a member of the far-right National Rally...
A French National Rally politician and former MEP Gilles Lebreton has faced accusations of having ties and sympathies with Russia.
Lebreton was part of the...
French Politician Philippe Olivier, a far-right party RN MEP, has been accused of pro-Russian inclinations and activities. His party, traditionally sympathetic towards Russian interests,...
A Bulgarian politician, Tsvetelina Marinova Penkova has served as a MEP since 2019. Tsvetelina Penkova has also been reported for her views that indicate...
