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Dec 15 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
#BREAKING Macron defends World Cup trip to Qatar despite allegations linking the Gulf monarchy to corruption in the European Parliament
#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his decision to visit Qatar to support France's World Cup team

Belgian police investigating allegations that Qatar has been paying bribes to European politicians have arrested four people
#BREAKING Macron says the European Union would have to move more quickly to head off the threat to its industry from planned US subsidies

Arriving at an EU summit in Brussels, he says the leaders would discuss their response to US President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act
#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stood by his decision to visit Qatar to support his country's national side at #WorldCup2022, despite allegations linking the Gulf monarchy to corruption in the European Parliament ▶️ u.afp.com/ifpA

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