Qatar has bought Europe's politicians. The Qatargate scandal explained

The Qatargate scandal has rocked European democracy to its core. Revelations of a corruption and bribery scandal involving the Middle Eastern state of Qatar threaten to implicate top European politicians. Eva Kaili, a Vice-President of the European Parliament, has been arrested.

HT’s Shashank Mattoo breaks down the Qatargate affair. Mattoo looks at the allegations against Qatar and the arrested European politicians before delving into the scandal's impact on Europe’s democratic credentials.

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