Romania

Europe’s corruption watchdog ‘deeply concerned’ over Romania reforms

Europe’s corruption watchdog is urging Romania to abandon moves that critics say will bring its judges under political control.

11/04/2018

World News

Brazil's Lula defies court deadline

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva misses a judge's deadline to hand himself in to begin 12-year jail term.

07/04/2018

South Africa

Corruption charges case against former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma adjourned til 8 June

It relates to a $2.5 billion arms deal. In a procedural appearance that lasted less than 15 minutes, state prosecutors and Zuma's lawyers asked the Durban High Court to adjourn the case until June 8 so both sides could prepare submissions.

06/04/2018

Brazil

Court decision to jail former president divides Brazil

Lula da Silva could go to prison within days on a corruption conviction. Incarceration would prevent him standing in October's presidential election.

05/04/2018

Slovakia

Anti-corruption protesters rally for a 'decent Slovakia'

Demonstrations have been held in Bratislava and several other cities, as people in Slovakia call for an end to corruption, new elections, and an independent inquiry into the death of journalist Jan Kuciak.

05/04/2018

Brazil

In light of the Lula case a former Brazilian president talks exclusively to euronews about corruption in Brazil

Fernando Henrique Cardoso talks about the level of corruption in Brazil and how the legal system is fighting against it

05/04/2018

Brazil

Prison decision means former Brazilian president cannot stand in October's election.

Lula da Silva's lawyers argued that he should have been allowed to stay out of jail until all appeals were heard

05/04/2018

Brazil

Lula must start 12-year jail term for corruption, rules Brazil's supreme court

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled early on Thursday that leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must start serving a 12-year prison sentence for taking bribes, denying his plea to remain free until he has exhausted all possible appeals.

05/04/2018

Hungary

Fake political parties are ‘conning Hungary out of millions of euros'

Fake political parties are being set up ahead of elections in Hungary in a bid to cheat the public purse out of up to €9.5 million, it’s been claimed.

04/04/2018

Hungary

Hungary gave golden visa to Assad's 'money man', says MP

Orban's government is "hiding criminals and giving passports to them to move freely in the whole Schengen Zone," MP Marta Demeter told Euronews.

30/03/2018

Israel

Netanyahu questioned by police

Benjamain Netanyahu has been questioned as part of an investigation into corrupt dealings with Israel's largest telecommunications company

26/03/2018

United Kingdom

Police spies helped create employee ‘blacklist’ for UK companies

Workers who complained of safety violations were reported by police spies and prevented from getting another job in the construction industry, an investigation has uncovered.

24/03/2018

Brazil

Former Brazilian president to stay out of jail pending appeals process

Brazil's top court has narrowly decided that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not have to go to prison on a corruption conviction until he exhausts all possible appeals.

23/03/2018

France

Police question Sarkozy over alleged Libyan campaign financing

French police are questionning former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, over alleged Libyan contributions to his 2007 presidential campaign.

20/03/2018

Slovakia

Tens of thousands demand snap elections in Slovakia

Tens of thousands of people filled streets in Bratislava amid public anger over alleged political corruption and cronyism.

17/03/2018

South Africa

Zuma charged with corruption

Zuma was at the centre of a 1990s deal to buy European military kit that has cast a shadow over politics in South Africa for years

16/03/2018

Slovakia

Slovak PM offers to resign to quell country's protests

Slovak PM Robert Fico has offered to resign, but only if his party gets to choose his successor. The country has experienced mass protests since the murder of a journalist investigating corruption.

15/03/2018

Slovakia

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico offers to resign amid political crisis

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said he was ready to resign after a political crisis sparked by the murder of an investigative journalist in February.

14/03/2018

USA

Netanyahu in USA as trouble brews at home

Israeli police left Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence on Friday (March 2) after questioning him for the first time in a corruption case involving the country's largest telecommunications company, Israel Radio said.

06/03/2018

Israel

PM Netanyahu's former adviser turns state's witness in corruption case

Benjamin Netanyahu's former adviser signed a state's witness deal on Monday.

05/03/2018