Qatargate, the corruption scandal surrounding the EU Parliament, is still good for surprises seven months after the raids. Surprise number one: On Monday, MEP Andrea Cozzolino (formerly S&D), whose extradition Belgian investigators have been demanding for months, surprisingly turned himself in at Zaventem airport. The Neapolitan is accused of having accepted bribes from Morocco and Qatar. The now factionless MP vehemently denies this. Cozzolino had been questioned on Tuesday by the Belgian investigating judge Michel Claise. Claise has a reputation like thunder in Belgium.