A Judicial Council in Romania has dismissed Justice Minister Tudorel Toader's request to recall the country's acting attorney general, Augustin Lazar, continuing a showdown between the government and the judiciary.... read more →
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sent to trial on Friday for allegedly bribing a businessman to lie about allegations that he procured prostitutes for parties a decade ago.... read more →
Ukrainian authorities have arrested a former politician’s aide in connection with the death of anti-corruption activist Kateryna Gandziuk, Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s office announced on Monday. Igor Pavlovsky, a former assistant... read more →
The Romanian government is considering suing Brussels after the European parliament and Commission accused Bucharest of backtracking on its rule of law and anti-corruption reforms, according to Balkan Insight. The... read more →
Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who was due to start a two-year prison sentence for corruption on Friday, has fled to Hungary to seek political asylum citing threats on... read more →
Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski failed to present himself to prison on Friday where he was due to begin a two-year sentence for corruption, amid media speculation that former... read more →
Ukraine has made significant progress in its reforms over the past year, but more needs to be done, especially with regards to the judiciary and fight against corruption, according to... read more →
An investigation has been opened against Romanian Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, who is alleged to have received $800,000 in bribes from the purchase of Microsoft licences when he was head... read more →
Russian oligarch and president of AS Monaco football club, Dmitry Rybolovlev, was arrested on Tuesday after a police investigation accused him of "corruption" and "influence peddling," according to the newspaper... read more →
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has rejected criticisms that Serbia is stifling press freedom and imposed a state monopoly over the media. Writing in the EUobserver, Vucic responded to comments by... read more →
