Russia’s ex-economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been found guilty of extortion and sentenced to 8 years in prison by a court in Moscow for demanding a bribe from Igor Sechin,... read more →
Montenegro moved a step closer to EU membership this week when two new chapters in its negotiations to join the bloc were opened in Brussels on Monday. With talks now... read more →
A court in Kiev has found Petro Melnyk the former Rector of Ukraine’s National Tax Service University not guilty of abuse of office for selling university properties to a company... read more →
Despite recent improvements, the battle against corruption in Albania remains one of its most difficult challenges and biggest hurdles to European Union membership. In 2012 Transparency International ranked Albania as... read more →
Bulgaria has received a mixed scorecard from the European Commission in its latest review of the country’s efforts to implement judicial reform and combat organised crime. November’s report took stock... read more →
A former senior Norwegian police officer has been jailed for 21 years after being found guilty of accepting bribes and helping a notorious drug smuggler import tonnes of hashish into... read more →
Scores of Italian gang members, corrupt officials and crooked businesspeople have been convicted at the end of one of the largest graft trials Italy has seen. Dozens of defendants were... read more →
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has urged Ukraine to boost its efforts to clampdown on endemic corruption. Speaking in Kiev alongside European Council President Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Petro... read more →
The majority of Russians have no confidence in President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to tackle corruption, according to a new study conducted by the Pew Research Center. While the majority of... read more →
Thousands of young Slovaks gathered in Bratislava yesterday to protest against corruption in Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government. The demonstrators rallied to demand the resignation of the country’s interior minister... read more →
