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# Irish MEPs

This year
2024
Unethical but legal: All the things MEPs can get away with
What is legal is not always ethical.
Integrity investigation finds 25% of Europe’s MEPs were involved in a scandal
In December 2022, police found €900,000 in alleged bribe cash stuffed in bags at the EU Parliament’s Vice President Eva Kaili’s home. How could corruption of such scale happen at the heart of the EU? Was this just one isolated incident or the tip of the iceberg?
Data collected by The Journal, Noteworthy and other European media partners reveals 3% of MEPs have been convicted by a court.
The months-long investigation unearthed 253 previously reported blemishes.
The most serious cases related to 45 corruption incidents and 44 events relating to fraud and theft.
Who is standing and what can Ireland expect in the run up to European elections in June?
Last year
2023
Viktor Orban, Gaza, and an EU-wide definition of rape: Irish MEPs' top concerns going into 2024
'It's not just Ursula von der Leyen, it's broader than her': Irish MEPs on European politics failing
All time
Families of Stardust fire victims meet with Europe commissioner about new inquiry
Irish MEPs were very excited about the Pope's visit this morning