





Jonathan Calvert, Sunday Times journalist: Our evidence is clear. Adrian Severin invoiced us for the EP amendment
Calvert coordinated the investigation released in the Sunday Times and explained how their investigation started. “We had information from various people indicating that there are close connections between lobbyists and MEPs” the journalist said. To test the integrity of MEPs and whether tips on payments from lobby companies were true, Sunday Times journalists invented a lobby company and an investment company in Russia.
Through two false companies, journalists contacted 60 MEPs of which 14 were interested in the proposals of so called lobbyists and finally just three MEPs talked further about the matter: Romanian Adrian Severin, Slovenian Zoran Thaler and Austrian Ernst Strasser. British journalist Calvert answered accusations made by Romanian Severin who declared that journalists mystified the truth, that there is no evidence and that he did not request money to promote the amendment. Calvert said that their evidence is clear, Severin even sent an invoice for the EP amendment.