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Huawei’s lobbying lands it in a bribery scandal with EU politicians
Huawei is at the center of a fresh scandal in Europe, following allegations that lobbyists bribed members of the European Parliament.
Huawei is at the center of a fresh scandal in Europe, following reports that lobbyists representing the Chinese tech titan bribed members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to curry favor with lawmakers. Codenamed “Generation,” FTM reports that the probe has been going on for more than two years, and is focused on allegations that Huawei lobbyists paid MEPs in exchange for gaining their support in Parliament. Some 15 current and former MEPs are on investigators’ radar, according to the report, with “suspicions of bribery, forgery, money laundering and criminal organisation” at the center.
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