Qatargate

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proper noun

The Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun
  1. neologismThe Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

    Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate

    2022 December 16, “Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate”, in Kathimerini
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    'Qatargate' Scandal Allegedly Involving Cash Bribes Rocks European Parliament

    2022 December 13, Marita Vlachou, “'Qatargate' Scandal Allegedly Involving Cash Bribes Rocks European Parliament”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022

    AN INFLUENTIAL member of the organisation at the heart of the “Qatargate” scandal in the European Parliament is a convicted terrorist.

    2022 December 17, Joe Barnes Brussels, “Convicted far-left terrorist at heart of EU’s ‘Qatargate’ scandal”, in The Daily Telegraph

    The lawyer of MEP Eva Kaili on Wednesday claimed her innocence in the so-called Qatargate corruption case that has shaken the European Parliament.

    2022 December 27, “Eva Kaili lawyer claims her innocence in Qatargate corruption scandal”, in Euronews

    Alleged corruption was not on the official agenda but Qatargate, as it had become known, overshadowed the gathering.

    2022 December, Suzanne Lynch, “Anatomy of a scandal: How ‘Qatargate’ crisis shook EU to its core”, in Malta Business Review, number 90, page 17

    December / EU Qatargate scandal: several EU politicians, including former MEPs Eva Kaili and Antonio Panzeri, are arrested under charges of corruption and money laundering.

    2022 winter, “2022 in events”, in BEE3, year 06, number 2, European School, Brussels III, page 13

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

Qatargate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qatargate

MLA

“Qatargate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qatargate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Qatargate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qatargate.

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