Corruption
Croatia's Mesic launches fresh anti-corruption campaign
17/06/2008
ZAGREB, Croatia -- President Stipe Mesic unveiled a new anti-corruption action plan Monday (June 16th) aimed to help the country complete its EU acce...
OLAF to supervise Bulgaria's absorption of EU funds
16/06/2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The EU's agency to fight money laundering and embezzlement, OLAF, will monitor closely the absorption of EU funds by the end of th...
Albania's Berisha responds to corruption charges
16/06/2008
TIRANA, Albania -- Prime Minister Sali Berisha responded to allegations of corruption regarding highway construction Saturday (June 14th) during the...
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors indict former agriculture ministers
10/06/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- A month ahead of an eagerly anticipated European Commission (EC) report on Romania's progress, prosecutors indicted two former...
Frattini doesn't anticipate harsh EC measures against Bulgaria
27/05/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Franco Frattini, the former EU justice commissioner who is now Italy's foreign minister, doesn't expect the most serious possibl...
Albanian anti-corruption panel to audit 152 officials
27/05/2008
TIRANA, Albania -- The country's High Inspectorate for Declaration and Audit (HIDA) said on Monday (May 26th) that it will investigate the assets of...
Bulgarian government raises fines for illegal employment
26/05/2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Fines that labour inspectors can impose increased tenfold on average to boost compliance with labour laws. The Bulgarian governmen...
USAID urges Albania to fight corruption, boost reforms
20/05/2008
TIRANA, Albania -- USAID Administrator and Director of US Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore urged the Albanian government Monday (May 19th) to commit...
Romania's anti-corruption watchdog investigates Becali
12/05/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- The National Anti-Corruption Department announced on Friday (May 9th) it is investigating New Generation Party leader and spons...
Council of Europe reports on Croatian anti-money laundering measures
09/05/2008
Real estate and the construction industry are easy targets for those seeking to launder money, a Council of Europe committee warns.
Bulgarian prosecutor's office to indict former government officials
09/05/2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The Prosecutor's Office plans to indict former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov and Angel Alexandrov, the former director of investi...
Survey suggests corruption on the rise in Albania
08/05/2008
TIRANA, Albania -- Corruption in Albania was 13% higher last year compared with 2006, according to a USAID-financed survey conducted by the Research...
BiH prime minister seeks ministers' dismissal
06/05/2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina Prime Minister Nikola Spiric launched a procedure Monday to dismiss Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj and two deputy ministers. The three have violated the country's conflict of interest law.
Corruption probe launched against Romanian health minister
28/04/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prosecutors from the Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) have launched an investigation against Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu,...
Romanian prosecutors seek permission to investigate Nastase
25/04/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- The country's Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office (DNA) asked parliament's lower house Thursday (April 24th) to approve the launc...
