# Metsola opens urgent procedures to lift two MEPs’ immunity after Qatargate

Date: 2023

On 2 January 2023 [Metsola](/people/gov-roberta-metsola) launched an urgent procedure to lift the immunity of two MEPs in the Qatargate file. A request is a completed cooperation act, not a conviction.

## People

- Roberta Metsola: https://factrail.ai/people/roberta-metsola

## Drivers

- Institutional Corruption: https://factrail.ai/drivers/institutional-corruption

## Sources

- https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230102-eu-parliament-chief-launches-urgent-procedure-to-lift-two-meps-immunity-in-qatargate-scandal
- https://www.europarl.europa.eu/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-metsola-immunity-2023