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Do more to prevent corruption among European MPs, says new report
The Council of Europe's anti-corruption body GRECO says that countries need to do more to protect against graft among politicians.
Romania has made 'very little progress' to prevent corruption - report
Romania has made little progress to prevent corruption in its government, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body said in two critical reports released on Tuesday.
Under pressure: migration, corruption and Brexit weigh on EU countries
This week in State of the Union: another NGO boat in a Mediterranean standoff with Italy saw the EU Commission calling for migrants to be disembarked. A corruption report saw Hungary in the spotlight for refusing its publication, and we looked at how Brexit is affecting expats in Brussels.
The Brief: Czech Republic exposed in anti-corruption report
"No wonder the people are not happy."
On Sunday, the Czech Republic had anti-government protests of 250,000 people. Then, a report was released about corruption in EU countries. The Czech Republic did not perform well.
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BBC pays damages to Ukrainian president over 'incorrect report'
The British broadcaster released an apology to the Ukrainian president, saying it had agreed to pay him damages over an "incorrect report."
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.
Hungary: The criticisms, the responses and some facts
An insight into nine of the battlefields on which Viktor Orbán and the European Union are facing off.
Report reveals ‘strong suspicion’ of corruption between Council of Europe, Azerbaijan
An investigation into alleged corruption in the Council of Europe has revealed there is “strong suspicion” that current and former members have “engaged in activity of a corruptive nature” amid efforts by Azerbaijan to whitewash its human rights record.
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.
Hungary's ranking slides in latest Corruption Perceptions Index
Hungary slipped 10 points in the last six years, which the Director of Transparency International EU said should serve as a warning to other members of the bloc.
International Anti-Corruption Day: 'development, peace and security'
The focus of the 2017 International Anti-Corruption Day is 'United against corruption for development, peace and security'.
Why won’t Brussels release report on EU-wide corruption?
Euroviews. Five things Europe could learn from the protests in Romania
#PeoplePower made in Bucharest has somehow served as a role model. At least in Germany. The question is whether this is a sort of snowball effect throughout Europe and around.
Euroviews. Corruption can destabilize democracy, even in EU countries: view
Council of Europe is ready to provide its expertise on fight against corruption to Romania
Euroviews. How Romanian 'people power' defies corrupt 'business as usual' -view
The people were out on the streets because they felt it was a crucial moment for the country, lying at the crossroads: either corruption and oligarchs will take over the country or transparency, good governance, anticorruption and rule of law will prevail.
Euroviews. Is Rwanda really better than Romania?
Denmark remains the least corrupt country in the world (tied with New Zealand) and Somalia (176) the most, and yet Romania (57), which has indicted eighteen ministers, plus two former prime ministers and a former president in the last five years alone, is still behind Namibia (53) and Malaysia (55)