After a long period of instability and the coming to power of the Social Democrats promising an anticorruption program, Macedonia is instituting reforms to overhaul the country’s political life and... read more →
With the US hurtling toward a new era of protectionism with China and the European Union (EU) especially in its crosshairs and both sides reciprocating with increasingly punitive tariffs, China’s... read more →
According to numerous international reports, Albanian criminal organizations are very active in drug trafficking. In addition to local production, there are now important routes from South America Albanian criminal organisations "control... read more →
To believe the Saudi al-Arabiya or the Emirati Gulf News, Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is facing tough questions over his country’s links to “terrorism” as he visits... read more →
Albania was the country of origin of most marijuana for Italian and European markets in 2017 according to a report published last week by the Italian central anti-drug services department.... read more →
On June 28, the municipal court of Tbilisi condemned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in absentia to a sentence of 6 years in prison, for commissioning an violent attack on... read more →
Belarus has come in for strong criticism at the 35th session of the Human Rights Council, leading to the adoption of a new resolution and the extension of Miklós Haraszti’s... read more →
Romania has seen the highest number of investigations into fraud cases involving European funds, according to the European Anti-Fraud Office's 2017 Report. Eleven cases were concluded with regard to Romania,... read more →
The Spanish National Court has sentenced the former treasurer of the ruling party in Spain, Luis Barcenas, to 33 years in prison for corruption in a legal case that has... read more →
The British parliament decided this week to impose more transparency on its overseas territories, including the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, in a move that, although welcome, will... read more →
