Authorities said the supposed perpetrators resorted to payments, food and travel gifts, and invitations to watch soccer matches in exchange for favorable political decisions that would promote private commercial interests.

Belgian police have raided several locations in the country as part of an investigation into corruption within the European Parliament.Prosecutors said the alleged corruption was "under the guise of commercial lobbying",

Belgian police have raided the offices of Huawei as part of a sprawling probe into alleged corruption involving members of the European parliament. An official briefed on the investigation told the Financial Times the Chinese technology company was the target of the probe initiated by Belgian intelligence services.