Overview

• The court’s ruling paves the way for investigating judges to decide whether Dati should face trial alongside former Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn
• The financial prosecutor alleges she received €900,000 from RNBV between 2010 and 2012 for consultancy services she did not perform as a member of the European Parliament
• Prosecutors describe the 2009 contract with the Renault-Nissan subsidiary as a “corrupt pact” that may have masked banned lobbying activities in Brussels
• Carlos Ghosn faces parallel charges of corruption and influence peddling and has been under an international arrest warrant since 2023
• Earlier this month she was also accused of failing to declare €299,000 received from GDF Suez during her European Parliament tenure, allegations she denies as defamatory