Marc Tarabella

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Marc Tarabella
Born (1963-03-11) 11 March 1963 (age 61)
NationalityBelgian
Occupationpolitician

Marc Tarabella (born 11 March 1963) is a

Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group. In February 2023 he was charged with corruption and money laundering in connection with the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament
.

Early life

Tarabella was born in Ougrée, a suburb of Seraing from a family originally from Versilia, Italy.[1]

Education

Political career

Career in national politics

  • 1988–1994: Member of the Anthisnes
    Municipal Council
  • since 1994: Mayor of Anthisnes
  • 2000: Member of the executive of the Huy-Waremme Federation of the Socialist Party
  • 2003: President of the Rural Foundation of Wallonia
  • 2002: Belgian coordinator of the committees supporting Ingrid Betancourt

Member of the European Parliament

In parliament, Tarabella sits on the

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
and a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

In January 2021, Tarabella became a member of the Italian left-wing party Article One.[2]

Amid the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament in late 2022, Belgian police searched Tarabella's home.[3] He subsequently suspended himself from the S&D group, and his Walloon Socialist party revoked his membership. He also stepped down as member and vice chair of the European Parliament’s delegation to Qatar and other Arabian Peninsula countries.[4]

In February 2023 the European Parliament voted to waive immunity for Tarabella. He was subsequently arrested, charged with corruption and money laundering and remanded into custody. He denied any wrongdoing.[5] In April 2023 he was released from prison and the following month released from house arrest.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ ""Caro Salvini, è lei il fannullone": lo sfogo di un europarlamentare belga-versiliese". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ Marc Tarabella, deputato belga del Pse, aderisce ad Articolo Uno. Benvenuto!, YouTube
  3. ^ Ali Walker and Sarah Wheaton (11 December 2022), Belgian MEP’s home raided in Qatar graft probe Politico Europe
  4. ^ Eddy Wax (12 January 2023), Qatargate: Marc Tarabella steps down from EU Parliament Gulf delegation Politico Europe.
  5. ^ "Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella charged in Qatargate probe". Politico Europe. 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ "European Parliament bribery scandal: Tarabella and Giorgi released from pre-trial detention". The Brussels Times. 9 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Marc Tarabella at Wikimedia Commons