View These five Cabinet officials will be first to feel Democrats' wrath With Democrats about to take over the House Oversight Committee, White House corruption is going to take center stage. 07/11/2018
World Spanish football chief arrested in corruption probe Police investigating suspected corruption in football have arrested the vice president of the Spanish football association. 30/10/2018
brussels bureau Romania justice reforms in EU firing line Romania's president was in Strasbourg to give his vision of Europe's future, he said the fight against corruption was righteous. MEPs took the opportunity to push Romania towards Europe, not away from it. 24/10/2018
View Super-rich buy EU passports via risky, costly visa schemes | View While some European ministers dial up the anti-immigration rhetoric, criminals and the corrupt are abusing Golden Visa schemes to gain the right to live in the EU, writes Transparency International's Carl Dolan. 18/10/2018
brussels bureau Golden Visas: 'It's a prostitution of Schengen' Transparency International's latest report claims that in the last 10 years, the EU has welcomed thousands of new citizens and close to 100,000 new residents through the Golden Visas scheme. Spain, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal and the UK have granted the highest number of golden visas. 11/10/2018
brussels bureau After Poland and Hungary... Romania EU Commission and European Parliament warn Bucharest not to jettison rule-based democracy 03/10/2018
brussels bureau Brussels to Romania: "Hands off judicial independence" EU warns Bucharest not to interfere with the justice system and not to stop fighting against corruption 03/10/2018
world news Spanish film "The Kingdom" at San Sebastian Film Festival Award-winning Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen unveils his latest work at San Sebastian Film Festival 22/09/2018
Romania Concerns raised over Romania's anti-graft chief nomination Concerns have been raised over alleged links between the woman set to be Romania’s new anti-corruption chief and the ruling social democrats. 06/09/2018
Romania Cop sent to psychologist after backing anti-corruption campaign Police chiefs in Romania told one of its cops to see a psychologist after he backed a campaign to stop criminals serving in public office. 05/09/2018
Romania Tension after more than 450 injured in Romania clashes Trouble makers disturb anti-corruption protest in Bucharest. 11/08/2018
Romania Over 100 hurt in Romania as police clash with protesters At least 100 protesters were hurt in clashes with police at a mass anti-government rally in the Romanian capital Bucharest 11/08/2018
Romania Romania's expats return home for anti-government protest Romania’s expatriates returned to Bucharest to join thousands of their compatriots protesting about corruption and alleged attempts to weaken the country’s judiciary. 10/08/2018
Romania Romania minister 'delaying' anti-graft nomination to dodge veto' Romania’s justice minister is stalling for time in appointing the country’s next anti-corruption chief in a bid to clear opposition for his preferred candidate, it’s been claimed. 31/07/2018
Cambodia Cambodia's ruling party claims victory after disputed election Polls have closed in Cambodia's disputed national election, which rights groups say was neither free nor fair. 29/07/2018
Romania Massive Attack’s unfinished sympathy for Romania’s anti-corruption protesters Massive Attack delighted its Romanian audience by displaying anti-government slogans during a concert in Bucharest. 25/07/2018
Mexico Mexico gets its first leftist leader in decades Veteran politician Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins after promising to tackle corruption and the drug cartels. 02/07/2018
Russia Kaliningrad's World Cup facelift came at a price Residents were forced off properties and protestors bullied off properties ahead of World Cup 22/06/2018
Spain Spanish King's brother-in-law chooses to do time in women's prison The disgraced brother-in-law of King Felipe VII has opted for a small prison outside the city of Avila to serve out his sentence, where he will be the only male inmate. 18/06/2018
Romania Thousands rally in Romania capital in corruption protest The government supporters are angry at the manner in which corruption is being investigated 10/06/2018
Romania Ex- Romanian minister brings gold bars to pay €1 million bail Prosecuted ex-finance minister decides to pay part of his 1 million EUR bail in bullion. 04/06/2018
world news "There’s a target on my back" Bill Browder, the prominent Putin critic briefly arrested in Spain this week, says he will continue his mission to hold corrupt politicians accountable – no matter the risks. 01/06/2018
Romania European Personality of the Year: Florin Badita, founder of Corruption At just 30 years' old, Florin Badita has founded a movement that has single-handedly exposed endemic corruption in Romanian political life. Euronews' Sophie Claudet interviewed him to find out more. 31/05/2018
Greece Maria Efimova speaks out at whistleblower conference Maria Efimova was Daphne Caruana Galizia's source. The murdered reporter used the Panama Papers to expose alleged links to offshore tax havens of Malta’s leadership, including the island’s Prime Minister 30/05/2018
the global conversation Malta is a captured state, say sons of Daphne Caruana Galizia Andrew and Matthew Caruana Galizia, say the story behind their mother’s assassination is that of a small Mediterranean Island state that has been taken over by outside interests. 29/05/2018
