Political pressure is mounting for the European Parliament to unilaterally strip Russian lobbyists of their access badges.
"Accreditation of lobbyists for Gazprom and other Russian state-affiliated entities should be immediately revoked," said Pedro Marques, vice-president of the Socialists & Democrats group, on Wednesday (25 May).
His backing comes after the Greens, in a letter to European Parliament president Roberta Metsola earlier this week, made similar demands.
"For th...
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