Huawei offices in Belgium get searched amid a corruption probe in EU

14 March 2025
Lobbyists are investigated over allegations of bribing MEPs.

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Anonymous, 14 Mar 2025Apple and Huawei aren't the same. Apple is being inves... moreThat's your tin foil hat opinion only, your welcome to it but there is nothing really to discuss on what you have said, and I refuse to get dragged into conspiracy territory on this. My argument here isn't the motivation of those making the accusations, its the double standards of how the news is received on this site.

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    DaFink, 14 Mar 2025That's hardly a defence of Hauwei there. A whilst back... moreApple and Huawei aren't the same. Apple is being investigated in order to keep up the appearance to the European people that the EU allegedly protects them from America too and that the EU is strong and independent and can afford to annoy the USA.

    Huawei, on the other hand, is being investigated because it has always been like that. Huawei has been portrayed as a threat from the first day. It is a western mission to kill this company in order to keep western world dominance in the technology sector alive.

      Anonymous, 14 Mar 2025Brushing aside Apple's illegal behaviour.My scepticism of the law itself wasn't me 'favouring Apple', I have misgivings about some of the potential ramifications of the DMA. However, I do remember saying its the EU's house, so its their rules, regardless of what I think 🤷‍♂️

      My point stands though, Were it Apple on the end of corruption charges right now, I doubt you'd be so concerned with where the legal lobbying limit applied. For you I don't think this is about the law at all, it's about Huawei specifically.

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        DaFink, 14 Mar 2025How exactly have I favoured Apple???? And even if I did ... moreYou're the one who raised Apple in a Huawei comment section, lol.

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          DaFink, 14 Mar 2025How exactly have I favoured Apple???? And even if I did ... moreBrushing aside Apple's illegal behaviour.

            Anonymous, 14 Mar 2025You think neither are innocent but you still favour Apple m... moreHow exactly have I favoured Apple????

            And even if I did (which I don't) how what that prove a valid point on your behalf, you obviously favour Huawei right?????

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              DaFink, 14 Mar 2025None dude, none is the innocent party, They are all looking... moreYou think neither are innocent but you still favour Apple more for some reason.

                Anonymous, 14 Mar 2025Apple gets fined for breaking EU competition laws while Hua... moreNeither of them are "innocent".

                  Anonymous, 14 Mar 2025Apple gets fined for breaking EU competition laws while Hua... moreNone dude, none is the innocent party, They are all looking to get away with whatever they can get away with, be it Apple or Huawei or the rest of them.

                  You raised an interesting question in your earlier post though, when it comes to lobbying, how much is too much? I have a suspicion that as far as your concerned, no amount is too much for Huawei, but is way too much for the rest. it's an interesting point none the less.

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                    DaFink, 14 Mar 2025That's hardly a defence of Hauwei there. A whilst back... moreApple gets fined for breaking EU competition laws while Huawei just gets all sorts of bogus national security accusations thrown at them which have never been proven. Tell me which is the more innocent party.

                      Ok, let's now do the same for American companies.

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                        GregLu, 14 Mar 2025Belgian here. As much as I was reluctant to belive Trump w... moreHow much is paying too much when you're lobbying? Who gets to decide when lobbying crosses the line into illegal bribery? It's such an extremely grey area and looks more like targeted harassment towards a company somebody doesn't like.

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                          Anonymous, 14 Mar 2025Because Huawei is not transparent. They play dirty. They wo... more"They are not transparent?"
                          Be more specific.

                          "They play dirty?"
                          You mean like the rest of the big companies

                          "They work for the Chinese military and Communist Party"
                          How do they work for them? Because they sell their products to them?
                          You do understand that Huawei is Chinese, right? I want to see how an US company won't sell their products to their own government or army.
                          Then let's allow only Ericsson and Nokia equipment, because they are EU based unlike the rest.

                          "There is no need for them in the EU. Period."
                          Who says that? You? And who are you? Just an anonymous poster.

                            David 040882, 14 Mar 2025Oh really? And you know that how? What's your proof? T... moreThat's hardly a defence of Hauwei there. A whilst back Apple landed themselves on the EU's ever growing naughty list for not allowing Apps stores on their devices and people on this site were positively giddy with joy.

                            Now Huawei it seems might have been caught bribing government officials and suddenly the mood changes to 'Ahhh poor little Huawei, why can't everyone just leave them alone' 🤷‍♂️

                            Let's be perfectly honest, swap any mention of Huawei in this article to Apple, and the comments section would be very different right now. Also, would these accusations really be any easier or harder to believe if it were a different company here?

                              Shouldn't the scrutiny lies on those EU officials accepting the bribes? I mean I hope those people have been sacked/impeached/not on their position anymore.

                              This is why I always distrust any decisions by EU lawmakers, no matter how "good" sounding they are. They are basically at the same level as corrupt politicians in 3rd world countries. The difference is they wear nicer suits and many are white.

                                Anonymous, 14 Mar 2025Because Huawei is not transparent. They play dirty. They wo... moreOh really? And you know that how? What's your proof? They got accused of spying few years back? All smartphone companies spy through their smartphones. Absolutely all, with no exception. They all use your data, regardless of what they say.

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                                  DarlingYext, 14 Mar 2025The whole world is against Huawei, as always.Because Huawei is not transparent. They play dirty. They work for the Chinese military and Communist Party. There is no need for them in the EU. Period.

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                                    Huawei is needed back desperately to restore sanity to smartphone market.

                                      David 040882, 14 Mar 2025It's interesting how only Huawei is being either sanct... moreSeriously dude? have you been following the news lately. Heck just look at the 'related articles' section on the side of this page and you'll quickly see it ain't all just about Huawei.

                                        DarlingYext, 14 Mar 2025The whole world is against Huawei, as always.Ah, so when Apple is the target it's all hail the heroic EU and what not. When it's poor little Huawei though, suddenly its the whole world ganging up to pick them 🤔

                                        Perhaps the truth it pretty much what I said it was all along, none of these company's are in any way better than the other. And corruption will find it's way into the EU parliament the same way it does any other 🤷‍♂️

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