Read the defense of EU lawmaker Fulvio Martusciello against his alleged involvement in #Huaweigate in full on @ftm.eu. With @alistairkeepe.bsky.social www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
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#Huaweigate turns one this week.
A year after the scandal that rocked Brussels, this special edition of our Crime & Corruption newsletter examines where the investigation stands today, the key developments in the case, and what could come next.
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H #vonderLeyen θέλει τη δική CIA, προφανώς για να ελέγχει τις κομπίνες
Μη τυχόν και της ξεφύγει καμία και δεν πάρει τη "μίζα" της (#PfizerGate #QatarGate #HuaweiGate ... )
www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
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Fresh insights shed new light on #HuaweiGate
Insiders tell Follow the Money that Huawei’s management was well aware of potentially corrupt lobbying practices and had even prepared a plan in case the office was raided.
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In his self-published memoirs, Rivellini, who chaired the Parliament’s delegation for relations with China, said he introduced Ottati to Zhong Rong, an aide to the Chinese EU ambassador. “Zhong was a great tennis fan and with Valerio Ottati, my assistant who was a professional player, he would play and take lessons,” Rivellini wrote. He added that he believed Zhong to be a “man of the secret services because of what I learned about him later”. Rivellini and the Chinese representation to the EU did not reply to requests for comment. Whether Ottati really was in touch with a Chinese intelligence operative is difficult to verify. But some clues remain. According to Chinese records, an official named Zhong Ronglai served as diplomat at the Chinese Mission to the European Union in 2011 and 2012 - around the same time Ottati worked as assistant with Rivellini. The Chinese mission did not reply to Follow the Money’s questions about Zhong Ronglai and his role in Brussels. Ottati later told his colleagues at Huawei that he had given tennis lessons to Chinese officials, two of these colleagues, who have in the meantime left the firm, said. When Belgian intelligence services were looking into Huawei, they specifically checked if the company's lobbyists who were previously employed by EU institutions had any ties with the Chinese government, Politico wrote in March 2023.
This is perhaps the most surprising, vexing find from our latest report about corruption allegations against #HuaweiGate in Brussels. The man at the centre of allegations is thought to have had a link to Chinese intelligence more than a decade ago.
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As a 🇮🇹citizen, it is more than a little embarrassing that these EU Parliament bribery allegations always seem to involve Italian MEPs... 🤌🤦♂️
#Huaweigate #Qatargate
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Belgium has asked the European Parliament to waive the immunity of five MEPs over the so-called #Huaweigate.
- Salvatore De Meo (Italy, EPP)
- Giusi Princi (Italy, EPP)
- Fulvio Martusciello (Italy, EPP)
- Daniel Attard (Malta, S&D)
- Nikola Minchev (Bulgaria, Renew)
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#Huaweigate. Followed on Qatargate. And there will be another one following on Huaweigate.
Why pester the #Ukraine with anticorruption demands when it appears to have no effect on EU institutions nor on corruption levels in Member States?
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Thanks to Tom Parker and @ceps.eu (especially Martina Giani) for the feature!
This was recorded in early March & so much has happened since - like #Huaweigate or the #Pfizergate ruling - that underlines why we need a stronger, stricter integrity framework and real accountability at the EU level.
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Attacks against NGOs doing their work for the general interest are a counter-fire to divert attention:
The latest #Huaweigate uncovered thanks to...an NGO(!), involves corrupted MEPs.
NGO's are under attack by the most corrupted because they reject the simple idea to be criticized and transparent.
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It will be interesting to see which major American news media outlets cover this story (and how thoroughly they cover it). www.dw.com/en/top-advis... Their reporters covering the corruption beat are already over-stretched. #QatarGate #ElonMusk #HuaweiGate #TrumpMemecoin
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MEPs must be accountable to the European people, whether they like it or not. As long as they refuse strict rules, scandals like #HuaweiGate and #Qatargate will continue.
Over at @ceps.eu, I wrote about what needs to be done for better accountability:
www.ceps.eu/pardon-my-et...
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Huawei corruption scandal: The heat is on over a 2021 Huawei-friendly letter.
Who’s caught in the storm? Who’s facing charges? How much money changed hands?
We bring you the latest on the #Huaweigate with @elisabraun.bsky.social, @maxgriera.bsky.social and @benmunster.bsky.social. 👇
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Ein Korruptionsskandal jagt den nächsten: Noch laufen die Ermittlungen zu #Qatargate - und nun auch zu #Huaweigate. Der chinesische Tech-Konzern soll EU-Abgeordnete bestochen haben. Neue Details im @spiegel.de – sehr lesenswert 👇 www.spiegel.de/politik/huaw...
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Important follow-up to our reporting about corruption allegations against Huawei lobbyists dropped last night.
Investigators believe that at least one senior Chinese executive knew about the illicit money flows. Did the company cover up the corrupt acts? #HuaweiGate
www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
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Documenten uit het #HuaweiGate onderzoek die @knack.be kon inkijken, tonen de financiële stromen die de speurders onderzoeken. Kregen onze Europarlementsleden betaald om een brief te ondertekenen? (ims @lesoir.be @ftm.nl e.a.)
www.knack.be/nieuws/werel...
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NEWS #HuaweiGate 💥
Lobbyists for Huawei are accused of having funneled tens of 1000s of euros to members of the European Parliament.
The Chinese management of the company’s EU operations is suspected of having endorsed the scheme.
www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
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More revelations in #HuaweiGate: Lobbyists for the Chinese tech giant allegedly paid tens of thousands of euros to MEPs who signed a pro-Huawei letter. The scheme appears to have been endorsed by Huawei’s Chinese management in the EU, a leaked doc reveals. www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
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🆕 Leaked document details alleged #huaweigate bribery scheme:
Lobbyists for Huawei are accused of having funneled tens of thousands of euros to MEPs who supported a letter in favour of the Chinese tech giant www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...
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Nieuwe onthullingen in #HuaweiGate: Het Chinese management van Huawei in Brussel zou groen licht hebben gegeven voor het omkopen van Europarlementariërs. Lobbyisten van Huawei zouden tienduizenden euro’s betaald hebben aan politici die een pro-Huawei-brief steunden, blijkt uit een gelekt document.
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🎧 Check out our brand new #podcast episode with @bramvranken.bsky.social about the recent lobbying scandal involving Huawei, and how Big Tech is writing the rules that will govern their own AI products
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/03/h...
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#Huaweigate update: Portuguese national arrested in France last week is suspected of having redacted a letter in support of Huawei and having passed money to others involved in its diffusion. He accepted a transfer to Belgium www.lesoir.be/662825/artic...
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De Belgische politie onderzoekt twee Europarlementariërs op verdenking van het vervalsen van hun aanwezigheid in Brussel, om zo duizenden euro’s aan vergoeding op te strijken. Beiden worden ook genoemd in de context van het Huawei-corruptieschandaal dat vorige week aan het licht kwam. #HuaweiGate
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NEW: two EU lawmakers, who are also mentioned in the context of #Huaweigate, are investigated for signature fraud. www.ftm.eu/articles/pol...
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HuaweiGate update: Five people have been charged in the corruption probe into Huawei lobbyists. Four suspects remain in custody as police search for evidence that representatives of the Chinese tech giant broke the law when lobbying MEPs. #HuaweiGate
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Golden oldie by @arjenlubach.bsky.social #HuaweiGate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KIq...
See also @ftm.eu's www.ftm.eu/articles/how...
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Wir hoffen, dass Verflechtungen des Huawei-Lobbybüros in Brüssel mit Büros in EU-Mitgliedsstaaten wie Deutschland bei den laufenden Korruptionsermittlungen berücksichtigt werden. Für den Marktzugang in Europa ist Berlin ein wichtiger Lobby-Hotspot für chinesische Techkonzerne. #HuaweiGate
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We hope that the inter-relations between Huawei's lobby office in Brussels and the offices in key EU member states like Germany are taken into account in the ongoing corruption and bribery investigations, too. For market access in Europe, Berlin is a key lobby hot spot for chinese tech. #HuaweiGate
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Essential #HuaweiGate followup from @kristofclerix.bsky.social - Transparency International received a leak about Huawei corruption allegations and reported to EU agency OLAF days after Qatargate - but nothing happened.
www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...
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Het Europese bureau voor fraudebestrijding (OLAF) was ruim twee jaar geleden al op de hoogte van corruptie-beschuldigingen in het Europees Parlement. Toch besliste OLAF geen onderzoek te openen, bevestigt het aan @knack.be en @lesoir.be
#HuaweiGate
www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...
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