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The emails had been sent from within the European Parliament (Photo: European Commission)

Parliament examines 'joke or very serious' fraud

European Parliament president Josep Borrell has called for an investigation into an email sent to the assembly's 732 MEPs indicating a potential misuse of public funds.

In a series of electronic messages, a person from within the parliament instructs a third person on how to get paintings he purchased at an exhibition at the seat of the European People's Party next to the parliament, paid for by the party.

In the emails, an MEP's assistant from the centre-right EPP/ED group tells ...

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The emails had been sent from within the European Parliament (Photo: European Commission)

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