European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili has been detained in connection with an ongoing corruption investigation. Belgian police searched 16 homes Friday morning and detained four people in and around Brussels as part of an investigation into Qatar's lobbying of the European Parliament. **Eva Kaili detained.** According to a source close to the investigation, Greek Socialist representative Eva Kaili has been detained. Norwegian media are reporting that she has been arrested. However, AFP reports that Kaili was detained for questioning, which the prosecutor's office confirmed. The raids were carried out as part of a broader investigation into "criminal organization, corruption and money laundering," and focused on MEPs' assistants, the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. During the raids, police seized some €600,000 in cash, cell phones and computer equipment. A former Socialist-Democrat MEP and a senior union activist were detained and brought in for questioning. The whole affair is likely to cause a scandal in the EP, and more specifically in the ranks of the S&D. In recent months, the faction has been criticized for being too soft on Qatar. **Qataris influenced positions in the EP?** Qatar has been the subject of controversy recently as the host of the ongoing World Cup. The country's authorities have been criticized for their policies towards LGBTQ+ and migrant workers. "For several months, investigators from the Federal Judicial Police have suspected the Gulf country of influencing the economic and political decisions of the European Parliament," - the Belgian prosecutor added. It involves reaching out to officials "with a significant political and/or strategic position" in the EP, sending them "significant amounts of money" and "valuable gifts." Belgian investigators are looking into whether Qatar attempted to influence the filling of parliamentary posts in a way "beyond lobbying in the classical sense." https://dorzeczy.pl/swiat/379516/wiceszefowa-pe-eva-kaili-zatrzymana-w-sprawie-o-korupcje.html