The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take urgent action to prevent Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections. The two countries’ intelligence services have uncovered evidence of attempts to bribe EU lawmakers.
From left, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Europe an Council President Charles Michel, Europe an Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, author of the High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market Enrico Letta and Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speak during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Asked which politicians might have been bribed in Europe, De Croo said: “I don’t want to be in a position where I have information about political opponents. If that were the case, it would not be a good thing. That could undermine the credibility of everything our security services are doing. De Croo said that while the money had changed hands outside of Belgium, the political influence was happening in his country. Belgium currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency and is home to the bloc’s institutions as well as the headquarters of NATO.
“We can’t wait until after the elections to take action when we know that the results might be influenced,” De Croo said.
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