EU Parliament Launches Harassment Probe Into Former Belgian PM Verhofstadt

Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is under investigation by the European Parliament over allegations related to his period chairing the ALDE liberal group from 2009 to 2019. The probe centers on his conduct toward parliamentary interns during that decade-long tenure, raising questions about workplace safeguarding standards within EU institutions.

Byte's take

Verhofstadt's decade leading EU liberals now faces scrutiny for alleged harassment—a reckoning that exposes how poorly Parliament protected vulnerable interns.