The New Democracy MP and former EU commissioner argues the European arrest warrant issued by Belgian prosecutors does not meet the legal requirements as it fails to specify the time, place and circumstances of the alleged offenses.

With the Greek Parliament set to waive his immunity, the question is where the former commissioner and current New Democracy MP will face the case, in Athens or in Belgium, as details emerge of the roughly 75,000 euros behind the warrant.

The former migration commissioner and current ND MP says he will not hide behind his parliamentary immunity, as the request to lift it heads to parliament and the governing party tries to keep its distance from the EU corruption case.

Belgian authorities seek a parliamentary immunity waiver as the former EU Commissioner and Greek FM faces judicial scrutiny; lawmaker Avramopoulos has previously denied any wrongdoing in Qatargate case

The report opens a "can of worms" about the potential for foreign governments to influence MEPs and notes that Greece's MEPs rank the 3rd highest for their generation of side income

Kaili's lawyer sought to protect her legislative immunity in an investigation into alleged fraudulent payments