The Members of the European Parliament adopted by a show of hands on Thursday 2 February the two requests to waive the immunity of MEPs Marc Tarabella (S&D, Belgian) and Andrea Cozzolino (NI, Italian). The two MEPs are being investigated by the Belgian authorities in connection to the ‘Qatargate’ scandal (see EUROPE B13091A10). Marc Tarabella, who came to vote on his immunity being waived, said that he had “done absolutely nothing wrong” and that this waiver would allow him to...