(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 16 - "There is no non-aggression pact between the S&D and the EPP".
So the spokesman of the European People's Party regarding the rumors about a possible pact between the two formations to deal with the consequences of the Qatargate on the political balance in the European Parliament and, more generally, at the European level.
"Nearly a week into the scandal, the socialists have failed to recognize the real problem: a corrupt network of politicians and aides within their own political family being covered up by dubious NGOs. It is time for them to face the facts of Qatar's corruption scandal." , underlined by the EPP.
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