European parliament may ban Qatari officials from premises

President Roberta Metsola promises wide-ranging reforms aimed at tackling cash for influence' scandal

The European parliament will consider banning Qatari officials from its premises in response to a cash for influence" investigation that has become the biggest scandal in the institution's history.

The parliament's president, Roberta Metsola, said the assembly's senior leaders would discuss a possible ban and that a wide-ranging reform" package would be implemented in response to a Belgian police investigation that has led to four people being charged with money laundering and corruption, including a serving MEP.