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The Qatargate corruption scandal, which saw a handful of MEPs arrested by the Belgian police, including parliament vice-president Eva Kaili, and the seizure of €1.5m in cash, could have injected momentum into the EU’s transparency agenda. (Photo: European Parliament)

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Qatargate corruption scandal, which saw a handful of MEPs arrested by the Belgian police, including parliament vice-president Eva Kaili, and the seizure of €1.5m in cash, could have injected momentum into the EU’s transparency agenda. (Photo: European Parliament)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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