Huawei is at the center of a fresh scandal in Europe, following allegations that lobbyists bribed members of the European Parliament.

Belgian authorities sealed two offices in the Parliament on Thursday as part of a broader bribery probe into Chinese technology giant Huawei’s lobbying activities in Europe. The operation prompted flashbacks to the 2022 Qatargate scandal, when the Gulf state was accused of having sought to influence parliamentarians through bribes and gifts.

The European Parliament is already facing intense scrutiny over foreign states’ influence on EU decision-making in the Qatargate scandal that erupted in December 2022, when that nation was accused of having sought to influence Brussels and the European Parliament, in particular through bribes and gifts via intermediary organizations.