The European Parliament began checking two deputies due to contacts with Russia.

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, initiated an investigation into two MEPs due to informal meetings with representatives of Russia. This was reported on November 6 by the Berliner Zeitung newspaper with reference to the documents of the European Parliament.

The check concerns Fernand Kartheiser from Luxembourg and Thomas Geisel from Germany. It is conducted by the advisory committee on the code of conduct, which pays special attention to the meetings of deputies with Russian parliamentarians at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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