European parliament distances itself from Fidias’ Moscow visit

The European parliament on Friday distanced itself from Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou’s visit to Moscow last week, saying that he and others who travelled to the Russian capital “did so in their personal capacity”.

In a statement to the Cyprus News Agency, the European parliament said there was “no official European parliament mission to Moscow”, and highlighted that MEPs must disclose their participation in events organised by third parties if