Marc Tarabella

The police found 280,000 euros in cash at the home of the son of MEP Maria Arena, reported the Belgian newspaper "Le Soir", quoted by BTA.

The uniformed officers searched five other locations, all of which were "directly or indirectly connected to Arena or her family," the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

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 European Union parliament on Thursday removed the protective immunity of two lawmakers linked to one of the bloc's biggest-ever corruption scandals, paving the way for them to be questioned by Belgian investigators.

The European Parliament has started an urgent procedure to remove the immunity of two more MEPs involved in the Qatargate scandal.