Qatargate keeps climbing the European org chart. According to the elements reported, Belgian justice is said to have issued a European arrest warrant against Dimitris Avramopoulos, former European commissioner for migration and today a Greek MP. The request to lift his parliamentary immunity is said to have been sent to the Greek Parliament on 22 and 23 June 2026, a necessary condition before any execution of the warrant.
The warrant is said to invoke two charges now familiar in this file: participation in a criminal organisation and money laundering. At issue: Avramopoulos's presence, as an honorary member, on the board of the NGO Fight Impunity, a structure at the heart of the affair. Investigators are said to be looking at payments he is said to have received from the organisation, estimated at around €73,000 to €75,000.
It took some nerve: an NGO called “Fight Impunity” suspected of having served as a counter for influence. If the facts were established, the name would go down in the communications textbooks as the perfect example of the screen that announces exactly what it claims to prevent.
A file climbing the floors
The man himself is said to categorically reject any involvement. Better: he is said to have let it be known that he does not intend to hide behind his parliamentary immunity and that he would demand a full judicial investigation to clear himself. A stance that, at this stage, prejudges nothing — neither his guilt nor his innocence.
Qatargate, revealed in late 2022, had already brought accusations against several European Parliament figures, over suspicions of paid interference by third states. Each new name recalls the same question: how many honorary seats, in how many NGOs, concealed something other than a CV?
Traceability has this cruel quality: it does not forget transfers. You can leave the Commission, find an MP's seat, change costume: the bank statements keep the same memory. It remains to be seen whether these €75,000 will tell of an ordinary payment — or something else entirely.
Key points
- Dimitris Avramopoulos, ex-European migration commissioner and current Greek MP, targeted by a Belgian European arrest warrant.
- Request to lift immunity sent to the Greek Parliament on 22-23 June 2026.
- Charges invoked: criminal organisation and money laundering, via the NGO Fight Impunity.
- Alleged payments estimated at ~€73,000-75,000.
- He disputes it, says he is waiving his immunity and demanding a full inquiry. Presumption of innocence.
Magouilles & Compagnie verdict
Magouille or calomnie? At this stage, nothing is tried: there is a warrant, an immunity-lifting procedure and a suspect proclaiming his innocence. Holding verdict: an affair to watch, where the NGO's name alone makes up a good part of the sting.
⚖ Your verdict Live
In your view, is this a case of magouille — or calomnie?
📚 Sources
- Euronews — « Affaire Avramopoulos : le mandat d'arrêt lié au Qatargate transmis au Parlement »
- Business AM — « Un ancien commissaire européen grec soupçonné d'être impliqué dans l'affaire Qatargate »
- L'Économiste maghrébin — « Qatargate : la longue traque des réseaux d'influence au cœur de l'UE »
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