World news about “Political scandal” published by euronews.
Former French finance minister Cahuzac withdraws candidacy Disgraced ex-finance minister Jérôme Cahuzac has bowed out from by-elections in France. Contesting his own constituency after a scandal involving secret… 19/05/2013
Top British MP arrested over alleged rape Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Nigel Evans has been released on bail after his arrest for alleged rape and sexual assault on two men. The victims… 04/05/2013
Probe launched into alleged Gaddafi funding of Sarkozy campaignFrench authorities are investigating allegations that late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi donated money for one of Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidential campaigns… 20/04/2013
Ex-French minister with millions to invest Swiss Journalists have reported disgraced formed French finance minister, Jerome Cahuzac, could have stashed away 15 million euros in a foreign bank… 08/04/2013
France’s ministerial turmoil French President François Hollande’s public opinion rating is in the mud. His fortunes have shrunk as the Cahuzac scandal swells, a symbolic bad example for… 05/04/2013
Offshore Leaks set to reveal more embarrassing tax dodging The list detailing the identities of thousands of people hiding money in offshore accounts could reveal 160 times more data than Wikileaks. Analysing the… 05/04/2013
More pressure for Hollande over ex-treasurer scandal French President Francois Hollande isn’t feeling the heat in quite the way he expected on his visit to Morocco. Jean-Jacques Augier is Hollande’s former… 05/04/2013
Spain’s royal family facing historic legal action Lawyers for Spain’s Princess Cristina are preparing to appeal against her having to give evidence after she was charged with being an accomplice in an… 04/04/2013
Top Portuguese minister resigns over university allegations A senior member of Portugal’s cabinet, Miguel Relvas, has resigned amid claims that he got his university degree without completing the necessary… 04/04/2013
Pressure mounts on Hollande over budget minister’s secret Swiss account The fallout from Jerome Cahuzac’s confession that he lied over having a secret Swiss bank account now threatens the entire French government. The crusading… 04/04/2013
Cahuzac triggers French ‘democratic earthquake’ The Cahuzac affair first saw the light of day at Mediapart, an online newspaper. At the beginning of December it published the transcript of a four minute… 03/04/2013
French govt scrambles to limit damage from Cahuzac confessions The French cabinet has gone into damage limitation mode, reeling from the confessions of the former budget minister who lied about secret offshore bank… 03/04/2013
France: tax, lies and audiotape A budget minister entrusted with rebalancing France’s books in a time of great economic difficulty is guilty of tax fraud, setting off political shockwaves… 03/04/2013
Hollande: ex-minister Cahuzac’s trickery ‘unpardonable’ The French cabinet met in Paris, still reeling from confessions of the former budget minister that he had lied about secret offshore bank accounts he had held… 03/04/2013
France: ‘Cahuzac lied to the president of the republic’ The admission that one of the pillars of the French cabinet lied repeatedly has sent shockwaves through French politics. The 60-year-old disgraced former… 03/04/2013
Disgraced former French budget minister admits foreign bank accounts The former French Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac has admitted to holding a foreign bank account following months of strenuous denial. Cahuzac’s resignation in… 02/04/2013
Italian pop star brands MPs as ‘whores’ Italian pop star Franco Battiato may not be the superstar that he is inside his homeland. But he went some way to raising his profile on the European stage… 27/03/2013
France in bitter row over claims against Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy was at times controversial in office, out of office he has caused a political and legal brawl in France. Supporters of the former president… 23/03/2013
Disgraced former British minster starts jail sentence “No doubt you thought that you could get away with it”. So said the judge to Chris Huhne, Britain’s former energy secretary before being taken by van to begin… 12/03/2013
Former British cabinet minister jailed for eight months Former British cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex wife Vicky Price have been sentenced to eight months in prison for perverting the course of… 11/03/2013
Political scandal, weak economy impact Spanish bonds Spain’s borrowing costs climbed at its latest bond auction due to an alleged corruption scandal amongst top politicians and concerns over its weak… 07/02/2013
Spain’s political crisis In this News Plus, we take a look at Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s precarious position – the man who reached the pinnacle of his career on an… 04/02/2013
Spain’s corruption eruption In austerity-struck Spain, street protesters are screaming for the government to resign over the latest corruption scandal. At the head of the conservative… 01/02/2013
Greece: ex-finance minister in firing line over tax list Politicians from a number of parties are calling for the law that protects ministers in Greece from prosecution not to apply to former finance minister George… 29/12/2012
Second top US General caught up in Petraeus email storm America’s top commander in Afghanistan has also been dragged into the Petraeus affair. General John Allen, who was due to face the Senate on Thursday for… 13/11/2012
Ousted Dalli threatens legal action John Dalli is considering legal action over the circumstances in which he was removed from his job as European Health Commissioner. He resigned last week… 24/10/2012
Rupert Murdoch attacked with shaving foam pie – nocomment Rupert Murdoch would have been anticipating a barrage of questions, but not a shaving foam pie in the face. 19/07/2011
MEPs to get new anti-sleaze code Party leaders in the European Parliament have unanimously backed a new code of conduct for MEPs after a spate of alleged corruption scandals. Brussels is… 07/07/2011
EP corruption counter-attack Dishonest money-making on the side has been under scrutiny among the European Parliament’s group presidents, negotiating a review of a code of conduct for the… 07/04/2011
EU Parliament anti-bribe drive Bribery allegations in the European Parliament have brought promises of tighter rules to govern relations between the members and lobbyists. Some experts have… 01/04/2011
Ex-PP money man quizzed in Spain’s slush-fund inquiryThe former treasurer of Spain’s ruling Popular Party has been grilled by prosecutors over an alleged bribery scandal that has even thrown suspicion on the… 07/02/2013
German minister’s PhD revoked due to plagiarismGermany’s Education Minister has had her PhD withdrawn after she was found to have plagiarised parts of her thesis 33 years ago. Annette Schavan faced… 06/02/2013
Spain’s PM Rajoy denies receiving secret cashSpain’s ruling People’s Party has denied that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and other leaders received secret cash payments. The statements come after… 31/01/2013
Spain’s El País prints People’s Party ‘secret accounts’Spanish newspaper El País has published what it says are handwritten accounts showing past donations from construction firms to leading political figures in… 31/01/2013
Rajoy vows action over latest party corruption allegationsProtesters targeted the Madrid headquarters of the ruling People’s Party on Saturday night, over new revelations about a former party treasurer, embroiled in… 19/01/2013
Scandal hits Spain’s Popular PartyThe former treasurer of Spain’s governing Popular Party, attempting to get the Spanish to accept unprecedented austerity, has dragged his party into a… 19/01/2013
Court rejects Berlusconi plea for sex case delayIn Milan, a nightclub dancer at the centre of criminal sex allegations against Silvio Berlusconi has appeared in court. Karima El Mahroug, who is better… 14/01/2013
French Budget Minister Jerôme Cahuzac investigated for tax fraudThe man in charge of France’s tax policy is himself being investigated over allegations of tax fraud. The preliminary inquiry against French Budget Minister… 08/01/2013
Julian Assange makes appearance in LondonWikileaks founder Julian Assange made his second balcony appearance since he sought refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in June. He entered the… 21/12/2012
Ecuador says WikiLeaks founder has chronic lung conditionWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is said to have a chronic lung infection which could “worsen at any time.” According to the South American country’s… 29/11/2012
Petraeus affair snares another top GeneralAmerica’s top commander in Afghanistan has also been dragged into the Petraeus affair. General John Allen, who was due to face the Senate on Thursday for… 13/11/2012
Putin appoints new head of Russia’s armed forcesGeneral Valery Gerasimov has been named the new head of Russia’s armed forces, as President Vladimir Putin continues his shake-up of the military hierarchy… 09/11/2012
Bo Xilai expulsion confirmed by China Communist PartyThe Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee has confirmed former top politician Bo Xilai’s expulsion. The ex party chief of Chongqing has been banned… 04/11/2012
Chinese Premier hit by wealth scandalThe New York Times says Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s family has accumulated huge wealth during his time in power. The paper claims partnerships linked to… 26/10/2012
Crisis in Lombardy over corruption scandalsCorruption in the Italian Lombardy region has forced governor Roberto Formigoni to put a non-political technocrat executive in charge pending new elections… 17/10/2012
Another German minister accused of plagiarismGermany’s Angela Merkel is decidedly unlucky when it comes to picking cabinet ministers, as yet another is facing charges of plagiarism for her 1980 doctoral… 15/10/2012
Brazil’s Supreme Court convicts Lula aides of corruptionBrazil’s Supreme Court has found three top aides of former President Luiz Inacio da Silva guilty of corruption. The court ruled Lula’s former chief of staff… 10/10/2012
French police unit shut down over corruption allegationsAn anti-crime squad in the southern French city of Marseille has been shut-down due to alleged widespread corruption. Interior Minister Manuel Valls… 06/10/2012
Rome ‘toga party’ politician accused of corruptionA senior Rome regional politician has been arrested in a widening inquiry into government corruption in the capital. Franco Fiorito, former head of Silvio… 02/10/2012
Top Chinese politician faces corruption trialThe man once tipped to be China’s next leader is to go on trial for alleged corruption. Bo Xilai faces a criminal investigation over alleged abuses of power… 28/09/2012
Lazio expenses scandal may threaten Berlusconi comebackA scandal involving embezzlement of public funds at Lazio regional council in Italy could prompt a wider investigation, with authorities going through… 22/09/2012
Germany’s former first lady denies escort rumoursThe wife of former German president, Bettina Wulff has published a new autobiography in which she rejects allegations that she once worked as an escort. Her… 12/09/2012
Greece’s Golden Dawn attack market vendorsMembers of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party are under investigation for posing as police. It comes after the emergence of a video which appears to… 09/09/2012
Assange braces for 12 months in hidingThe founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange has said he expects to remain sheltering in Ecuador’s London embassy for up to a year. He has been in the building… 31/08/2012
USA: Republicans try to limit damage over rape remarksSenior Republicans are rushing to distance themselves from remarks made by Congressman Todd Akin in a television interview as he explained his views on… 21/08/2012
Lula’s reputation on line in Brazil corruption trialBrazil has begun a landmark political corruption trial, seven years after a cash-for-votes scandal rocked the government of then President Lula. Lawyers… 03/08/2012
Mexico: Lopez Obrador refuses to concede poll defeatAccording to the results, he lost Mexico’s election. However leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is refusing to concede defeat… 03/07/2012
TV assault sparks uproar in GreeceGreece’s election campaign turned ugly on Thursday, after a far-right MP threw a glass of water and repeatedly hit a left-wing opponent during a live … 08/06/2012
‘Vatileaks’ of modern-day Judas shakes Catholic ChurchPope Benedict XVI’s personal butler, Paolo Gabriele, has been living a rollercoaster since Wednesday – sliding downward with an incredible speed. The… 28/05/2012
Northern League founder Bossi under investigationUmberto Bossi, founder and former leader of Italy’s Northern League is under investigation in a probe into the misuse of public funds. It is alleged he used… 16/05/2012
Cameron stands by Hunt and refuses to conduct probeBritish Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure. He was forced to make a statement in the House of Commons yesterday to defend his embattled culture… 01/05/2012
Former Turkish police chief goes to jailFormer Turkish head of police, Mehmet Ağar,has been handed a five year jail sentences, 15 years after a scandal exposed links between the police, the Mafia… 25/04/2012
British minister calls Murdoch claims ‘laughable’A British minister has refused to quit over claims his department was secretly helping Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation take control of the UK’s main… 25/04/2012
UK minister refuses to resign over Murdoch claimsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron says he is standing by his culture minister Jeremy Hunt after claims Hunt secretly backed a plan by Rupert Murdoch’s News… 25/04/2012
Ex-US presidential hopeful John Edwards goes on trialFormer US presidential candidate John Edwards has appeared in court in America on charges he used campaign contributions to cover up an affair. The former… 24/04/2012
President Nixon advisor diesCharles Colson, one of President Richard Nixon’s advisors during the Watergate scandal, has died at the age of 80. Colson, who compiled Nixon’s infamous… 22/04/2012
Treasure turns up in Milan for Northern LeagueThe former treasurer of Italy’s Northern League has had gold bars and diamonds worth 300,000 euros and an Audi A6 delivered to party headquarters in… 18/04/2012
King of Spain under fire for elephant-hunting holidayAs Spain’s King Juan Carlos is in hospital recovering from a hip replacement, there is growing anger about his trip to Botswana at a time when the country is… 16/04/2012
Main Italian opposition leader quits amid corruption scandalUmberto Bossi, the head of Italy’s opposition Northern League has quit amid allegations that taxpayer money was used to support his lavish… 06/04/2012
Italy: Fraud probe claims N.League treasurerThe treasurer of Italy’s Northern League party, Francesco Belsito, has resigned after magistrates began investigating him for fraud and illegal party… 03/04/2012
Hungary president resigns after plagiarism rowHungarian President Pal Schmitt has resigned after being involved in a plagiarism scandal. Semmelweis University in Budapest stripped him of his Ph.D in… 02/04/2012
Hungary’s Schmitt won’t quit over plagarismHungarian President Pal Schmitt has refused to resign over a plagiarism scandal. The 69-year-old was stripped of his doctorate on Thursday after he was… 30/03/2012
Sweden: Defence Minister quits over Saudi weapons dealAfter weeks of intense pressure, Sten Tolgfors has quit as Sweden’s defence minister over reports the Nordic state planned to help Saudi Arabia build a… 29/03/2012
Cameron to reveal contacts in response to scandalDavid Cameron, battling to contain a fundraising scandal, has promised to disclose his own contacts with donors to the ruling Conservatives. The British… 26/03/2012
Cameron promises inquiry into ‘cash for access’ scandalBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has promised an inquiry following the release of a secret video showing a senior official offering access to the PM for… 25/03/2012
Ex-Irish PM Ahern quits Fianna FáilFormer Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern has resigned from the Fianna Fail party. He was set to be expelled within days after an inquiry found he had failed… 25/03/2012
Polish MP lights up cannabis incenseA libertarian Polish MP who threatened to smoke a joint in parliament has tested the country’s new anti-cannabis laws which allow police to arrest those… 20/01/2012
Clinton dismayed over ‘US Marine video’US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her dismay at a video that appears to show American marines urinating on the dead bodies of Afghan Taliban… 12/01/2012
Monti loses junior minister to bribery claimsA junior minister in Italy’s government of technocrats, Carlo Malinconico, has resigned over allegations he was favoured with free hotel stays in 2007 and the… 10/01/2012
Former head of Turkish army in courtObservers describe it as a scene unimaginable a few years ago: a former chief of Turkey’s powerful armed forces testifying in court. General Ilker Basbug is… 05/01/2012
German president rebuffs calls to quitPublic support for German president Christian Wulff has slipped from 63 percent to 47 percent percent, according to a poll by one German broadcaster. It… 05/01/2012
German opposition keeps up pressure on presidentGerman opposition parties say they are not satisfied with attempts by the country’s president to answer questions in a media scandal. In a TV interview… 05/01/2012
New arms deal allegations hit SarkozyFour months ahead of presidential elections, France’s Nicholas Sarkozy has found himself in the middle of a corruption scandal. French newspaper Liberation… 02/01/2012
German president sparks anger over paper threatGermany’s president is under fire for allegedly threatening journalists not to publish a damaging story about his private home loan deal. According to the… 02/01/2012
Duke summoned to testify in Spain corruption caseIñaki Urdangarin, son-in-law to the King of Spain, has been summoned to appear before a court on the Spanish island of Majorca in a corruption case. The… 29/12/2011
Germany President to stay despite loan criticismGermany’s President Christian Wulff has refused to resign over a questionable loan he took out whilst governor of Lower Saxony in 2008. Wulff, a close ally… 22/12/2011
German president tells of regrets amid loan scandalGermany’s beleaguered President Christian Wulff has broken his silence amid a property scandal that could cost him his job. He has expressed ‘regret’ for… 15/12/2011
Estonian politicians accused of selling residence permitsEstonia’s Citizenship and Migration Department is investigating accusations that some politicians have been selling residence permits to wealthy… 09/12/2011
Video proves Strauss-Kahn hotel maid ‘told truth’Surveillance video from the New York hotel where former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of sexual assault proves that the hotel maid was telling… 09/12/2011
Israeli ex-president jailedFormer Israeli president Moshe Katsav is starting a 7-year jail sentence for rape. The 66-year old will serve his term at Maasiyahu low-security prison… 07/12/2011
Former Israeli president to be jailedFormer Israeli president Moshe Katsav is due to begin a 7-year jail sentence today after being convicted on two counts of rape. 66-year old Katsav was found… 07/12/2011
May under fire over UK border controlsBritain’s Home Secretary, Theresa May, is facing fresh calls to resign over fears that national security may have been compromised by her decision to relax… 09/11/2011
Bavaria at heart of corrupted spying softwareBavarian state officials in Germany have confirmed they authorised the use of controversial spying software which has created an uproar across the… 11/10/2011
British defence secretary in hot water over ex room-mateThe man in charge of Britain’s military is awaiting his political future as he faces questions from MPs on why his best man and ex flat-mate attended meetings… 10/10/2011
UK Defence Minister under fire in friendship rowAs Britain’s defence secretary arrived in Libya to meet its new leaders, events back home were on the minds of the press pack following him. Conservative… 09/10/2011
Inquiry into corruption claims against ChiracThe prosecutor’s office in Paris has started an inquiry into allegations by lawyer Robert Bourgi that former President Jacques Chirac and his Prime Minister… 14/09/2011
Chirac to face corruption trial in absentiaFormer French president Jacques Chirac will be tried on corruption charges in his absence, because his memory is too frail. A court in Paris accepted a… 05/09/2011
Chirac trial to go ahead without the star defendantThe corruption trial against Jacques Chirac is to go ahead – although the former French president is too ill to attend. The judge has accepted a request by… 05/09/2011
Chirac may be too ill to stand trial in FranceFormer French president Jacques Chirac could avoid facing corruption charges now he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. A judge in Paris will decide… 05/09/2011
Paris backs its spooks in Le Monde rowThe French government is standing by the country’s security services after they were accused of breaking the law by spying on journalists to protect President… 03/09/2011
