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MEPs blacklisted for fake election-monitoring trips
French far-right MEP Thierry Mariani blacklisted for going to Crimea and Kazakhstan votes (Photo: ep.eruopa.eu)
Brussels, Today, 07:08
The European Parliament (EP) has blacklisted eight MEPs and reprimanded three others for going on fake election-observation trips.
But a co-chair of the body that imposed the sanctions took a soft approach to a member of his own political family, risking accusations of partisanship.
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