Belgian MEP

Eva Kaili, the MEP charged over her involvement in the Qatargate scandal, will not attend the plenary session of European Parliament in Strasbourg this week, for "personal, objective reasons which cannot be made public," her lawyers said in a statement on Monday. 

Greek MEP Eva Kaili, a suspect in connection with the "Qatargate" scandal, has been released from house arrest, AFP reported.

Belgian authorities have released two suspects in the Qatargate corruption scandal from house arrest on conditions.

The main article of French daily Le Soir focuses on the Belgian MEP Marie Arena, in the investigation it is conducting on Qatargate. The MEP who belongs to the Socialist group has been in the press on other occasions for her possible involvement in the Qatargate scandal, however she is not included among the MEPs for whom the lifting of immunity was requested.

Steve Bannon, the controversial former chief advisor of US President Donald Trump, has announced plans to establish a foundation in Europe to spark a populist right-wing revolt.

Bannon told The Daily Beast that the foundation, called The Movement, will rival George Soros' Open Society Foundation, which has given away billions of euros to largely liberal causes.

The pressure on the government to refuse to extradite the eight Turkish soldiers wanted by Ankara for alleged participation in last July's failed coup grew Monday as the head of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, added his voice to those calling for the military officers to remain in Greece.