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Israel

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption charges: what's next? Euronews answers

Netanyahu faces three possible charges on bribery, breaching trust and fraud. It could be his downfall.

Israel

Netanyahu dismisses corruption charges as 'witch hunt'

Netanyahu has denied the allegations and denounced "an unprecedented witch hunt intended to topple the right-wing government."

Ukraine

Ukrainian president to face possible impeachment over corruption claim

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing possible impeachment proceedings following an expose linking him to a corruption scandal in 2015

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Europe News

Search for an EU budget crime prosecutor begins

The European Parliament has made a short list of candidates for the new position.

Belgium

What is the European Public Prosecutor’s Office? | Euronews explains

Romania's ex-anti-corruption chief Laura Kovesi is set for an interview to become the EU's new chief prosecutor. Here we explain the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the new office she could be heading up.

Albania

Pressure increases on Albanian government

Protesters gathered in front of Albania's parliament on Thursday as pressure increased on the government to step down

Romania

Top EU official praises fired Romanian corruption prosecutor

The vice president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, told Euronews on Saturday that there could be "no relenting of the fight against corruption in Romania".

Romania

Top EU official praises fired Romanian corruption prosecutor

The European Commission's vice president, Frans Timmermans, praised Romania's former chief corruption prosecutor in an interview with Euronews, urging the fight against corruption to continue.

Economy

R. Jezic: the businessman behind the Croatian trial that could give Russia the keys to Europe ǀ View

Croatian courts are currently holding the biggest trial of the decade to determine the guilt of former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Hungarian industrialist Zsolt Hernadi, the Chairman and CEO of MOL Hungarian Oil, the largest foreign investor in Croatia (accused of bribing the former).

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Thousands protest in Haitian capital for fourth day

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Haitian capital on Sunday, clashing with police in the fourth day of demonstrations over economic mismanagement and corruption.

Ukraine

Political chief charged over acid attack murder of anti-graft activist

A regional political chief has been charged in relation to a deadly acid attack on an anti-corruption activist in Ukraine.

World News

Euroviews. Isn’t it high time for skillful leadership at the European Commission?

The decline of EU values in individual member states has, sadly, demonstrated the failure of the European Commission to fulfill its most important task – to serve as ‘Guardian of the Treaties.’

Romania

Western Europe has double standards over corruption, says Romania's PM

But experts said Bucharest should deal with its "corruption problem" and that any double standards were irrelevant.

Greece

Which country is perceived to be the EU's most corrupt?

Greece was the European Union member state that saw the biggest decrease in annual rankings measuring perceptions of corruption across the world.

World

MEPs vote to sanction countries that flout rule of law

The European Parliament has backed a plan to cut funds to member states that allow corruption.

Europe News

Rule of law: EU Parliament wants violators to be stripped off funds

Lawmakers go after Hungary, Poland, Romania and the likes

Guatemala

Guatemala protests after President Morales shuts anti-corruption unit

Hundreds of people took part in the demonstration in Guatemala City after Morales announced last Monday that he was closing down the International Commission Against Impunity

Romania

Right of reply: Romania's ruling party responds to corruption claims

Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) have objected to comments made by an anti-corruption expert in an article published by Euronews. Here we publish their response to Laura Stefan's claims in full.

Romania

Romania's Dragnea files lawsuit against Brussels after fraud claims

Romania’s most powerful politician has filed a lawsuit against Brussels after claims of corruption involving EU funds.