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Content deleted from the "Government of Qatar" section 06:34, 26 February 2023 | Content pasted in the "Involvement of the United Arab Emirates" section 06:51, 26 February 2023 |
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They later accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of orchestrating the scandal. [1] [2] Journalist Jack Parrock reported that the Qatari government claimed "everyone" believed that the UAE was behind it. [3] [1] According to the Qatari state-funded Middle East Monitor "[t]he European Union Parliament has opened an official investigation into corruption cases and suspicions involving senior officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to launch a smear campaign against Qatar coinciding with hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup." [4] Qatar claims that "since 2017, Qatar feels it has been the victim of a media attack orchestrated by Abu Dhabi, with false documents and fake news." [5] [2] | The Qatari government accused the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) of orchestrating the scandal.
[6]
[7] An Italian news site, Dagospia, alleged that it was the UAE national adviser
Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan who executed the scandal against Qatar and provided "tips" to
Belgium, which opened the investigation.
[7] Meanwhile, another report by The European Microscope stated that according to leaked documents, the UAE has made several attempts to influence the members of the European Parliament, by bribing them. The Emirati efforts were aimed at turning the European Parliament members in its favor. The MEPs involved were Dominique Bilde from France, Jilie Lechanteux from France, Philippe Olivier from France, Tom Berendsen from the Netherlands, Vera Tax from the Netherlands, Markus Buchheit from Germany and Ernest Urtasun from Spain, and Silvia Sardone from Italy et al.
[8]
[9]
[10] European Union correspondent Jack Parrock reported that Qatari government officials believe the scandal was planned by the UAE.
[6]
[10]
In January 2023, the EU Parliament opened an investigation over suspicions over the Emirati senior officials’ involvement in planning the campaign against Qatar. The EU officials were investigating in the light of “dirty game” run by the UAE within the Parliament. [11] Qatar claimed that it feels it has been “the victim of a media attack orchestrated by Abu Dhabi, with false documents and fake news", since 2017. [12] [7] |
-- Toddy1 (talk) 09:41, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
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These do not seem like reliable sources. I think we should delete content sourced only to them. These seem more like Potemkin websites built to create an impression.-- Toddy1 (talk) 17:15, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
I have deleted the stuff that the IP editor added that had unreliable sources on BLP grounds. I have also deleted the stuff on the reaction of the government of Qatar - there is a section for that, and it is already there.-- Toddy1 (talk) 17:58, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
An IP editor, possibly one of the above?, added some anti-UAE text sourced to a primary document - a report by an NGO linked to one of the NGOs involved in the scandal. I then rephrased the text to put it into context using secondary source. Please do not revert without discussion. Southdevonian ( talk) 11:11, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
The UAE has also been amongst the countries alleged of interfering in the EU. In February 2022, an investigative report by Droit au Droit (DAD), “UNDUE INFLUENCE” revealed the details of the Emirates' foreign interference campaign to influence the democratic processes of the EU. The report said the Emirati lobbying efforts focus on influencing the foreign policy of the EU, through diplomatic channels, decision makers, and also through former high-level EU staff members. The UAE was identified either acting directly and hiring PR consultancies to manipulate narratives on issues crucial for the Arab country in Brussels and the European countries. The report also stated that a number of EU officials remain unaware of what the UAE gets in return of its influence campaign. [1]
In May 2022 a small NGO, Droit au Droit (Right to Law), presented a report that was critical of the UAE’s lobbying tactics to the European Parliament’s human rights committee. The author did not say where the funding for the report came from or say that, as well as running Droit au Droit, he was working for No Peace without Justice, the NGO run by Figà-Talamanca, one of those charged in relation to the Qatargate scandal. [2]
References
If one looks closer at the website of the organization, Droit au Droit ( https://www.dadinternational.org/), led by Italian Nicola Giovannini, it looks the organization has as its sole end to produce this report and since then the activities have slowed down or ended. If someone goes deeper will find other non-profit organisations with similar goals and endings.I would like to see that quotation put in the article.
https://www.politico.eu/article/qatargate-corruption-inquiry-widens-police-question-new-suspect-mep-maria-arena/ JohnAdams1800 ( talk) 02:04, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
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It looks as though an IP editor has been deleting cited content, and various editors (including me) have reverted him/her and posted helpful warnings on the IP's various talk pages.
Content deleted from the "Government of Qatar" section 06:34, 26 February 2023 | Content pasted in the "Involvement of the United Arab Emirates" section 06:51, 26 February 2023 |
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They later accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of orchestrating the scandal. [1] [2] Journalist Jack Parrock reported that the Qatari government claimed "everyone" believed that the UAE was behind it. [3] [1] According to the Qatari state-funded Middle East Monitor "[t]he European Union Parliament has opened an official investigation into corruption cases and suspicions involving senior officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to launch a smear campaign against Qatar coinciding with hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup." [4] Qatar claims that "since 2017, Qatar feels it has been the victim of a media attack orchestrated by Abu Dhabi, with false documents and fake news." [5] [2] | The Qatari government accused the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) of orchestrating the scandal.
[6]
[7] An Italian news site, Dagospia, alleged that it was the UAE national adviser
Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan who executed the scandal against Qatar and provided "tips" to
Belgium, which opened the investigation.
[7] Meanwhile, another report by The European Microscope stated that according to leaked documents, the UAE has made several attempts to influence the members of the European Parliament, by bribing them. The Emirati efforts were aimed at turning the European Parliament members in its favor. The MEPs involved were Dominique Bilde from France, Jilie Lechanteux from France, Philippe Olivier from France, Tom Berendsen from the Netherlands, Vera Tax from the Netherlands, Markus Buchheit from Germany and Ernest Urtasun from Spain, and Silvia Sardone from Italy et al.
[8]
[9]
[10] European Union correspondent Jack Parrock reported that Qatari government officials believe the scandal was planned by the UAE.
[6]
[10]
In January 2023, the EU Parliament opened an investigation over suspicions over the Emirati senior officials’ involvement in planning the campaign against Qatar. The EU officials were investigating in the light of “dirty game” run by the UAE within the Parliament. [11] Qatar claimed that it feels it has been “the victim of a media attack orchestrated by Abu Dhabi, with false documents and fake news", since 2017. [12] [7] |
-- Toddy1 (talk) 09:41, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
References
The IP editor added content citing:
These do not seem like reliable sources. I think we should delete content sourced only to them. These seem more like Potemkin websites built to create an impression.-- Toddy1 (talk) 17:15, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
I have deleted the stuff that the IP editor added that had unreliable sources on BLP grounds. I have also deleted the stuff on the reaction of the government of Qatar - there is a section for that, and it is already there.-- Toddy1 (talk) 17:58, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
An IP editor, possibly one of the above?, added some anti-UAE text sourced to a primary document - a report by an NGO linked to one of the NGOs involved in the scandal. I then rephrased the text to put it into context using secondary source. Please do not revert without discussion. Southdevonian ( talk) 11:11, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
The UAE has also been amongst the countries alleged of interfering in the EU. In February 2022, an investigative report by Droit au Droit (DAD), “UNDUE INFLUENCE” revealed the details of the Emirates' foreign interference campaign to influence the democratic processes of the EU. The report said the Emirati lobbying efforts focus on influencing the foreign policy of the EU, through diplomatic channels, decision makers, and also through former high-level EU staff members. The UAE was identified either acting directly and hiring PR consultancies to manipulate narratives on issues crucial for the Arab country in Brussels and the European countries. The report also stated that a number of EU officials remain unaware of what the UAE gets in return of its influence campaign. [1]
In May 2022 a small NGO, Droit au Droit (Right to Law), presented a report that was critical of the UAE’s lobbying tactics to the European Parliament’s human rights committee. The author did not say where the funding for the report came from or say that, as well as running Droit au Droit, he was working for No Peace without Justice, the NGO run by Figà-Talamanca, one of those charged in relation to the Qatargate scandal. [2]
References
If one looks closer at the website of the organization, Droit au Droit ( https://www.dadinternational.org/), led by Italian Nicola Giovannini, it looks the organization has as its sole end to produce this report and since then the activities have slowed down or ended. If someone goes deeper will find other non-profit organisations with similar goals and endings.I would like to see that quotation put in the article.
https://www.politico.eu/article/qatargate-corruption-inquiry-widens-police-question-new-suspect-mep-maria-arena/ JohnAdams1800 ( talk) 02:04, 11 February 2024 (UTC)