Written by Piero Messina
It’s a ridiculous story. From any perspective you look at it. Eva Kaili, Vice President of the European Parliament was arrested by the Belgian police on corruption charges. Kaili would have pandered to the interests of Qatar, promoting the interests of the emirate in supporting the 2022 World Cup. There is the principle of the presumption of innocence. It must apply to Kaili and the 15 other people who are accused of having received money and gifts to change the narrative on the organization of the World Cup in Qatar.
Certainly the European Parliament looks bad. How is it possible that the European Parliament spends its time and European taxpayers’ money on topics that have nothing to do with collective interests? Let’s try to understand the facts. What is Eva Kaili accused of? and why is the World Cup in Qatar sparking inquiries everywhere?
These are today’s news stories: the accusations made by the federal judiciary against Kaili concern the attempt to “influence the economic and political decisions of the European Parliament’. The investigation has been going on for months. The judicial police arrests were issued today: a paradox, because 9 December is the day that the European Union dedicates to the fight against corruption. Among the clues against the Greek parliamentarian there are also tweets: on November 1, 2022, Kaili retweeted her meeting with Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, the Qatari labor minister: “The #EU official welcomed the #Qatar’s commitment to continue labor reforms after the #WorldCup2022 and wished a successful tournament.”
The suspicion of the Belgian magistrates is that money and luxurious gifts have arrived from Qatar and above all to defend the reputation of the soccer world championships. The four people arrested by the Belgian police are all Italian. Among them is the former european deputy Antonio Panzeri and the trade unionist Luca Visentini, The crime of “criminal organization”, corruption and money laundering is also contested. “The investigations – reads a note from the Brussels prosecutor – allowed the investigators to get their hands on 600,000 euros in cash. Computer equipment and mobile phones were seized, which will be analyzed as part of the investigation. In Panzeri’s home the police found five hundred thousand euros in cash which were seized.
So far the story. However, it is not difficult to understand the reasons that would have pushed Qatar to bribe politicians and staff of the European Parliament. The 2022 World Cup is an endless scandal. Just two days ago, another migrant worker died. The condolences of Fifa (the world football federation) have arrived but the show, as expected, goes on. To organize the football event, Qatar has invested a frightening sum: over 220 billion euros. To understand the economic effort, just make a comparison with the previous editions of the World Cup. The most expensive had come to cost a maximum of 18 billion.
In a social level, the event is a catastrophe that can never be erased. In the last six years, according to researchers’ estimates, more than six thousand foreign workers have lost their lives in Qatar to build the works necessary for the sporting event. From Brussels no one protested. Today, perhaps, we understood why.
The investigation by the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office has been going on for months. But the suspicions of corruption linked to the Qatar World Cup have been going on since 2010. And they paint a scenario of geopolitical conflicts, indeed a real spy story.
Because it was at that time that the idea of having that sporting event held in the emirate was born. At the time the president of UEFA, the European football organization, was the Frenchman Michel Platini, a former star of world football and a great friend of the then French president Sarkozy. According to some reconstructions by the Italian media, it was precisely the support of France that tipped the balance in favor of Qatar.
The assignment of the World Cup to Qatar took place in 2010. All the world federations agreed in proposing a double candidacy. In 2018 it would have been Russia’s turn, while the 2022 edition would have headed for the United States. The world of football was trying to become a geopolitical actor to smooth out the tensions between the two great world powers. Failed mission. On the day of the award, the United States showed up at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich with ex-President Bill Clinton, a message from then-President Barack Obama, actor Morgan Freeman and the certainty of being awarded the prize. 2022 edition. However, the time for announcements arrived, and after awarding the 2018 edition to Russia (and not to England as planned), FIFA gave the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. A certain tension was created in the room: the United States did not believe they could lose, just as everyone else present did not expect it.
US Justice will rail against this decision. But despite worldwide investigations so far no Qatari authority has ever been found guilty of corruption. For American investigators, Qatar secured the World Cup by negotiating at the highest levels of international politics, for example by offering long-term partnerships on energy supplies, especially gas, which is the source of its great wealth.
Basically there is nothing new. The world of football is full of corruption and scandals. Weapon of mass distraction par excellence, the soccer ball is the secular amulet of half the planet. The main football events have always risked being manipulated and rigged for interests that have nothing to do with sport.
So, why be surprised if the very rich Qatar has decided to lobby for an event of global resonance? So, why be surprised by the many inquiries and reports that flock to that sporting event? Qatar has violated the majesty of Washington. And even if it’s about football, it’s a crime that cannot go unpunished.
Why are humans so excited about this game?!
I would have not invested one cent foe watching others chasing and kicking balls… I can understand playing but all these money and energy spent for what?!
Imagine how many hypersonic missiles would have been built with all these resources! We could have seen 1000 hits per day against Ukronazis!
You are kidding
Reptile……
Looks like Europe has awful politicians, who also are undemocratic, time for the U.S. to give them freedom and democracy…..
Joke’s on them, they’re already U.S. colonies, so, no need to use those overused excuses to take control of their territories.
Apparently, we need Russia to liberate us. But Mother Russia is just minding her own business.
Yes, Mama Bear is busy making sure her children will be safe from neo-Nazis and U.S. imperial fascists, while working with China to create the largest economic zone in the word… Eurasia. When that is done, the U.S. will be obsolete. And, like the obnoxious school yard bully, will be isolated because no one likes to play with a tyrant whose “whose rule based order” causes nothing but misery for others.
We should liberate ourselves.
You are correct in your observations, but allow me to fine tune them a little if I may.
Most of Europe has awful politicians. There are countries that do not like what is concocted in Brussels on the E.U. level. There are exceptions like Hungary and Italy. Unfortunately, the big gorilla (the U.S.) has almost full control over the most important countries that dominate the rest, Germany for example.
Perhaps that explains why Germany has the worst politicians, along with the U.K.. It is interesting how Germany emulates the U.S. in most sectors of economic and political life, from neoliberal economics to neoliberal interventionism of the neoconservative variety that has been the staple of U.S. policy since Bill Clinton. Even identity politics that now ensures that senile and moronic people, or otherwise incompetent people, reside in the White House has been adopted in German politics.
Germany hasn’t had a rather decent head of state since Gerhard Schroeder who really knew how important it was to maintain friendly relations with Russia. The despicable backlash and criticism he has received since February of this year for his support of Russia and Vladimir Putin goes to show how low the moral integrity of today’s European politicians has sunk. The only other high-ranking European politician to not disavow his personal friendship with Vladimir Putin has been Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi, himself the target of sh*t-colored Obama’s foreign coups attempts.
Schroden = member of centre-left party Centre-left parties = supported by Soros and Rockefeller
Illuminati, clearly
As if the Entire EU and Brussels have no Corruption, just look at Ukraine!! its a EU corruption plot against Russia.
And they project their corruption against Russia, claiming all the time that Putin and his oligarchs are stealing and bribing and so on.
At least, Russia managed to have an army… Those guys got yachts and some villas, and Putin is taking them.out if they cross the line. In the West they have stollen the entire countries and are reveread for that!
You can not get more corrupt than the tribal-owned private equity firms and financial hyenas that exist in Washington and London, not to mention all US multinational corporations in general. To their profound dismay, however, Anglo-American Neo-Liberal Capitalism is finished, finito, kaput and it can’t come a day sooner. China’s Xi JinPing visit to Saudi Arabia these last few days has essentially cemented the end of the petro-dollar. Russia and China are a monolith now and no one will be able to stop them.
Have to admit that Kaili is a rather hot Mediterranean MILF!! The kind of woman I’d like to see leaning up against a wall doggy-style with her legs spread wide!! I think she does most of her best work that way. I’m sure more than one Qatari sheikh can confirm. Whores the whole lot of them!! 😋😋 🤣🤣🤣
Just another whore from the EUSSR “parliament”, that rubber stamping organ of the Pedovore Politburo “run” by the midget Hair Stylist In Chief, Uschi Van der Lyin. This is why Urupp is supremely screwed and the evil EUSSR slash Natostan must be destroyed and buried in the mud of rump Ukrapland. As for the corrupt Mohammadan oily fiefdom in the desert and its faggot fifa football charade…who gives a toss. Z
However, most people in DPR are supporting communism.
That woman is from my country and a representative of the centre-left.
Congratulations (from another Greek)
The american’s don’t play football, they play soccer. The football they play, they play with their hands. If fifa let america dictate, the game wouldn’t be recognised after years of that abuse. Not that i’m bothered, as i never watch football anyway. There are better ways to spend an hour and a half
Sport was created or allowed to evolve so as to act as a distraction for the masses. To keep their minds occupied rather than questioning their lot. TPTB and shyster employers would rather you worked rather than play.
Soccer existed in ancient Greece, it was called episkyron.
Luckily, it’s not Greek word used for football today. Otherwise, pople would say: let’s play some pis, or let’s watch pis-match today. No wonder todays “western civilization” is so fucked up. It has Greek piss origins. By the way, Alexander the Great was NOT Greek. He was most probably member of some southern Slavic tribes. Similar games with “spheres” existed among many other peoples around the world. Let’s keep in mind that worst of the Jewish satanic movements comes from Greece, e.g. Thesalloniki. Donmeh Ataturk comes from Thessaloniki as well.
Piero, you should know that this is an attack against Italy first and foremost and to further discredit it in the EU. A fact: Qatar’s Sovereign fund is heavily invested in Italy and in the last few years, Italy has become Qatar’s biggest military defense exporter to the detriment of several national EU actors. You must ask yourself, a cui bono??? My money is on that little French Rothschild-owned fag boy who loves cous-cous flavored chocolate sausages.
Totally agree
European “parliament” my a@@. A circus with a bunch of clowns. As for that illiterate bimbo -unfortunately my co-patriot- the least said the better.
Greek woman with blond hair is as natural as Kenyan African with blond hair. Greeks can’t be blond, they have much more in common with Syrians, Sephardic Jews and Iranians than Swedes. As “Spanish” are mixture of North African Moors and white Europeans. Same with Southern Italians, especially those from Sicily.
That’s a sharp lookin girl, they likely just dragged her in to get a gander at her!
FIFA awarded the World Cup to Qatar by taking large sums of money in exchange for bribes.
On 9 December 2022, Kaili was arrested by Belgian Federal Police following an investigation into organized crime, corruption and money laundering tied to lobbying efforts in support of Qatar.
summoned to questioning after her Italian husband was arrested in the morning. During a house search, a large amount of euros was found in their home. Both their offices have been sealed by local authorities. Greece’s socialist party PASOK announced late Friday it expelled MEP and European Parliament Vice president Eva Kaili from the party after news that Belgian authorities searched her home in Brussels and summoned her to testify in a corruption investigation related to Qatar. Authorities in Belgium are investigating a major corruption case in the European Parliament
Eva kaili’s italian husband her husband is a real expensive boat lover, check his twitter mobile.twitter.com/cepii13 he tweeted about journalist freedom and human rights before he was arrested.
Eva Kaili claims that Roberta Metsola, Josep Borrell and Ylva Johanssonpresident of the European Parliament, knows everything.She says she took the bribe on their behalf.