EU Temporarily Bans Huawei Lobbyists Amid Corruption Probe

The ban followed arrests during a police investigation into alleged bribery that is said to have benefited Huawei.

A logo sits illuminated outside the Huawei booth at the SK telecom booth on day one of the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 28, 2022. David Ramos/Getty Images

The European Parliament and the European Commission on March 14 barred lobbyists for Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei from EU premises amid a police investigation into alleged corruption by the company.

Belgian police investigating the case made several arrests and raided 21 premises in Belgium and Portugal on March 13. A judge also requested that two parliamentary assistants’ offices be sealed.