Overview
- Reports from dpa say the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is examining whether Niebler misused EU funds tied to her parliamentary office.
- Politico reported allegations that parliamentary assistants drove her between her home near Munich and Brussels or Strasbourg and handled trips unrelated to parliamentary duties.
- Further claims state that aides in Brussels were tasked with private work not connected to her role as an MEP.
- Additional reporting says a Germany-based assistant was funded with Parliament money while working for a former colleague from the European Parliament.
- EU prosecutors declined to discuss any inquiry, the office typically takes on cross‑border fraud cases over roughly €10,000, and Niebler says she will fully cooperate.