A senior Italian MEP made his own political family appear crooked to try to save face over fake election-monitoring.
Meanwhile, a far-left MEP has pleaded innocence over her trip to Ecuador.
Eight MEPs were recently blacklisted and three were formally reprimanded for "unofficial election observation" by the European Parliament's (EP) election-monitoring oversight unit, the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG).
The blacklist sees them banned from doing off...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.