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Ex-PM Thorbjørn Jagland’s properties were searched as his immunity was lifted over links to the late disgraced financier, amid wider Norwegian fallout over Epstein.
Police in Norway searched properties belonging to former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland on Thursday, his lawyer said, following the launch of a corruption probe over his dealings with late disgraced financier and convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Jagland is being investigated after documents the US Justice Department released in January suggested he and his family stayed or vacationed with Epstein between 2011 and 2018, when he was chairing the Nobel Committee, which awards the Peace Prize and was also secretary general of the pan-continental Council of Europe.
Police with the specialised Okokrim economic crimes unit were "currently conducting searches of Thorbjørn Jagland's residence and recreational properties," his lawyer Anders Brosveet said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the Council of Europe said it was honouring a request from Norwegian authorities to waive Jagland’s immunity from legal processes that he had previously enjoyed.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/12/norway-police-search-former-pm-thorbjorn-jaglands-properties-in-epstein-links-probe
Police raided the premises of the European Commission in Brussels on Thursday in a probe into a 2024 real estate deal done with the Belgian state, a source close to the investigation told AFP.
A spokesman for the EU executive said it was “aware of an ongoing investigation” into the sale of 23 Commission buildings, and was “confident that the process was conducted in a compliant manner”.
Valued at 900 million euros, the sale came as the Commission moved to shrink its office space by a quarter, with more staff working from home since the Covid pandemic.
Searches were carried out at Commission premises early on Thursday, a source close to the investigation told AFP, confirming a report by the Financial Times.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) confirmed only that it was “conducting evidence-collecting activities in an ongoing investigation” involving the Commission.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/belgian-police-raid-eu-commission-in-real-estate-sale-probe/
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