corruption
Latvian foreign minister quits amid flight spending scandal
Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins announced his resignation on Thursday, engulfed by a scandal on taking private jets to official meetings, according to Politico.
His...
Portugal in political crisis after PM António Costa resigns
Portugal’s government plunged into chaos following Prime Minister António Costa’s unexpected resignation Tuesday, hours after police raided his official residence and confirmed his implication in...
EU seeks to extend sanctions programs to include corruption
The European Union is working on plans to extend the sanctions regime that it uses to punish third countries for human-rights abuses to include...
EU Parliament lifts protective immunity of two MPs linked to ‘Qatargate’ graft scandal
The European Parliament on Thursday removed the protective immunity of two lawmakers linked to one of the bloc’s biggest-ever corruption scandals, paving the way...
EU lawmakers to vote after scandal suspect makes plea deal
European Union lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on a candidate to replace a disgraced former parliament vice president, after a key suspect in...
Former Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs detained for corruption
The former Minister of Internal Affairs Cristian David is accused of taking bribes of 500.000 EUR
UPDATE
On Wednesday during a press release, DNA representatives stated...
The most corrupt countries in the world in 2014. What place did Romania get?
Italy, Greece and Romania recorded the lowest score of the Member States of the European Union
The annual report of the Transparency International NGO establishes...
Romanian president Traian Basescu, in Hrebenciuc’s corruption file
Mitica Iliescu’s “mole” told him that he knows about Basescu’s involvement in one of Aliodor Manolea’s businesses
Traian Basescu’s name appears in the transcripts of...
Romanian former ministers, allegedly involved in corruption case „EADS”
Dan Nica and Vasile Blaga are the first ex-ministers that are targeted by investigators in the great corruption file regarding the contracts signed with...