She is tried in a country court for alleged misuse of European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016. Le Pen denied the charges and described the accusation against her as “indignity.”
The french prosecutor’s office requested this Wednesday the 5th years of prison and disqualification against the far-right leader and former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for a case of embezzlement of public funds when she was an MEP.
Le Pen56, is being tried by the Paris court along with her National Rally party (RN) and 24 other people, accused of paying employees of her party with money from the European Parliament between 2004 and 2016. The verdict is expected to be handed down at the end of November.
The former far-right candidate denied that a “system of embezzlement” existed and described the prosecution’s request as “violence” and “indignity.” The prosecution requested a provisional execution of the sentence. This means it should count from the moment of conviction, even if Le Pen appeals.
France opposes the Mercosur-EU agreement: “Under current conditions it is not acceptable”
The Prime Minister of France, Michel Barnierannounced this Wednesday that his country will not support the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur as it is now proposed. “Under current conditions, this agreement is not acceptable to France and will not be“, advertisement.
The European Commission is pushing for the free trade agreement between both continental blocs to be signed before the end of the year, but France is opposed. This Wednesday, barnier met with the president of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyenbut there was no progress.
“I have told the president (von der Leyen) that France cannot and will not accept this agreement on its current terms“Barnier said after the meeting in Brussels, Belgium, the headquarters of the European Union (EU).
Source: Ambito
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