The European Parliament has been asked to launch an ethics probe against a Czech MEP following an article published by this website.
But in reality, nothing is likely to happen. Out of the over two dozen cases of violations committed by MEPs over the past few years, not one has ever led to a sanction.
The Greens on Monday (9 December) asked the president of the European Parli...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.