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Marine Le Pen
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On 31 March 2025, the Paris Criminal Court convicted Marine Le Pen and a network of former European lawmakers and parliamentary assistants in a case involving the misuse of European Parliament funds.
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THE PARTY ON PARLIAMENT’S PAYROLL
On 31 March 2025, the Paris Criminal Court convicted Marine Le Pen and a network of former European lawmakers and parliamentary assistants in a case involving the misuse of European Parliament funds.
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THE PRESIDENT, THE DICTATOR AND THE CAMPAIGN PACT
On 25 September 2025, the Paris Criminal Court convicted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy in the long-running case concerning suspected Libyan financing of his successful 2007 presidential campaign.
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CASH, CRYPTO AND THE VOICE OF EUROPE
On 6 May 2025, the European Parliament voted to waive the parliamentary immunity of German MEP Petr Bystron, allowing German prosecutors to continue criminal proceedings involving allegations that reached directly into one of Europe’s most
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THE HOSPITALS DEAL
On 28 May 2024, former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat appeared in court facing criminal charges arising from one of the most controversial public-private transactions in modern Maltese history: the transfer of three state hospitals to
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