Eva Kaili s career charted a meteoric rise from student activism in Greece to the highest echelons of European lawmaking but now faces an equally precipitous fall after her arrest in a corruption
Eva Kaili's career charted a meteoric rise from student activism in Greece to the highest echelons of European lawmaking but now faces an equally precipitous fall after her arrest in a corruption probe involving World Cup host Qatar. After climbing to become one of 14 vice presidents in the European Parliament, the 44-year-old was among four people arrested and charged on Sunday in Belgium over allegations that Qatar lavished them with cash and gifts to influence decisions.
Eva Kaili is a Greek political wonder-kid who spent time as a TV presenter before ending up at the EU parliament in Brussels where she is now embroiled in a major corruption scandal.
Two old foes, Greece and Turkey, vow to move relations forward by increasing cooperation on low profile politics. They hope that more trust will be created to prepare the groundwork to tackle thorny issues. Ayşe Karabat reports from Athens