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More questions than answers as EU corruption scandal unfolds

In this photo provided by the Belgian Federal Judicial Police on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, a portion of the 1.5 million euro dollars found and seized by Belgian police in Brussels. (Belgian Federal Judicial Police via AP) FILE - A man walks down stairs during a special session on lobbying at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 12, 2022. Following months of investigations, police have so far launched more than 20 raids, mostly in Belgium but also in Italy. Hundreds of thousands of euros have been found in Brussels and four people have been charged since Dec. 9 with corruption, participation in a criminal group and money laundering. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File) FILE - Members of the media wait outside the Justice Palace during a pre-trial court hearing in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Judicial officials have told The Associated Press that Eva Kaili, a Greek European lawmaker charged with corruption in an alleged plot tarnishing EU institutions, will remain in detention until at least Dec. 22 after her hearing by a judge was postponed. (AP Photo/Gert Jochems, File) FILE - Women walk past the sealed door of the office of European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili's at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec 13, 2022. Following months of investigations, police have so far launched more than 20 raids, mostly in Belgium but also in Italy. Hundreds of thousands of euros have been found in Brussels and four people have been charged since Dec. 9 with corruption, participation in a criminal group and money laundering. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File) The doorbell on the front door of the office of Belgian NGO 'No Peace without Justice' in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. No one answers the door buzzer at the offices of the two campaign groups linked to a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Union's parliament, allegedly involving Qatari officials. No obvious light shines on what goes on inside their premises. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) A car and bicycle pass by the office of Belgian NGO 'No Peace without Justice' in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. No one answers the door buzzer at the offices of the two campaign groups linked to a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Union's parliament, allegedly involving Qatari officials. No obvious light shines on what goes on inside their premises. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) A man walks by the office of Belgian NGO 'No Peace without Justice' in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. No one answers the door buzzer at the offices of the two campaign groups linked to a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Union's parliament, allegedly involving Qatari officials. No obvious light shines on what goes on inside their premises. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
More questions than answers as EU corruption scandal unfolds