# Metsola suspends Parliament work with Qatar after the December raids

Date: 2022

On 12 December 2022 [Metsola](/people/gov-roberta-metsola) told the House that work with Qatar was suspended and that Parliament would cooperate with Belgian investigators. Suspension is a completed internal act, not a completed prosecution.

## People

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

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/12/13/qatargate-sends-shockwaves-throughout-europe_6007610_4.html
- https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221212IPR64532/ep-president-metsola-on-the-ongoing-investigations-by-belgian-authorities

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-metsola-qatar-suspend-2022