The European Court of Human Rights upheld Adrian Severin's bribery conviction linked to a 2011 scandal involving cash-for-influence while he was an MEP. Severin was sentenced to over three years in prison in 2016 after being implicated in accepting money for amendments. The court found that Romanian proceedings provided adequate defense rights. The scandal led to changes in EU Parliament transparency laws. Other implicated lawmakers were aware of the reporters' deception. The EU Parliament faced further scandal in 2022 with the Qatargate affair. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)