The European Parliament on Friday banned lobbyists working for Huawei from its premises following the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the Chinese company, in yet another scandal to rock the bloc's legislature.

This week, Belgian authorities have arrested several people as part of a corruption investigation related to the European Parliament and Chinese tech giant Huawei. It has been confirmed that a large-scale investigation is ongoing into potential corruption, forgery, and money laundering occurring “very discreetly” since 2021.

The European Parliament has banned Huawei (HWT.UL) lobbyists from entering its buildings, a spokesperson for the parliament said on Friday, as authorities probe suspected bribery that could have helped the Chinese tech giant.

Belgian authorities announce arrests of several people in connection with alleged bribery within the parliament.

Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company Huawei, which is suspected of bribing EU lawmakers.

The EU Parliament and the Commission have shown Huawei lobbyists the door in the face of allegations of bribery against the Chinese company.

Chinese tech giant Huawei has vowed a "zero tolerance policy" towards corruption or other wrongdoing as authorities investigate alleged bribery within the European Parliament. "Huawei takes these allegations very seriously and will immediately look into the investigation to better understand the facts,

European Parliament barred representatives of the Chinese tech giant Huawei from entering its premises as a precautionary measure.

The European Parliament on Friday said it has banned lobbyists working for Chinese telecom firm Huawai to enter its premises “as a precautionary measure” after police launched an investigation into

The European Parliament said Friday it has barred Huawei representatives from its premises, a day after police made a series of arrests in a probe into suspected corruption on behalf of the Chinese tech giant.