The Archbishop Teodosie of Constanta in Eastern Romania is under investigation on corruption charges by Romania’s notorious National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA). On Monday, prosecutors placed him under judicial control for two months (60 days), pending an ongoing investigation. During this period, the Archbishop will have to appear in court, inform authorities as to his whereabouts, and […]

Oct 17 Bulgaria’s prosecutors have charged two former directors of state electricity firm NEK with causing financial damage by signing a nuclear deal that cost the business more than 77 million euros ($86 million). Bulgaria cancelled its 10 billion euro Belene project with Russia’s Atomstroyexport in 2012 after failing to find foreign investors and under […]

On October 13th 2016, the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova together with the EU Member States and Switzerland presented the Joint Analysis Paper to Government of the Republic of Moldova. The EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova together with the EU Member States and Switzerland presented the Joint Analysis Paper to Government of […]

European auditors said the European Commission has provided relatively little funding for projects in the field of freedom of the media and the fight against organised crime and corruption in Western Balkan countries.   The European Court of Auditors said on Thursday that in comparison to projects in the field of rule of law, relatively […]

The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) announces the new call for applications for its flagship Fellowship programme for Government Officials. It is a one-year practice-oriented educational programme which is supporting the Western Balkans’ administrations by educating and motivating the public officials to practice and advocate the European principles of public administration.     It […]

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) organized in Sarajevo the first of total six training courses for the institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the filed of proactive transparency, openness and accountability and presented key recommendations for the analysis of the situation in regard to the open data and proactive […]

Agency for Prevention of Corruption is checking advertising of parties on social networks, said the director of that institution Sreten Radonjic, stating that the majority of political entities did not entirely fulfill legal obligations during the election campaign. “We regularly collect data from all political subjects and we expect answers from mentioned companies as service […]

Investigative journalists at Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project partner RISE Moldova, launched on Wednesday Prezidentiale 2016, an online source for voters who want to know who the candidates are, what businesses they are involved in, and where their money is coming from.   Initial stories trace connections between the leading candidate and a mysterious Russian-linked offshore […]

A former Romanian minister, a former mayor and two businessmen were handed prison sentences on Monday and will have millions of euros taken from them in punishment for money-laundering, influence-peddling and taking bribes. The High Court of Cassation and Justice sentenced Gheorghe Stefan, former mayor of Piatra Neamt, to six years for influence-peddling and ordered […]

Misu Negritoiu, the president of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), will directly supervise the insurance sector. He will take over the duties of Marius Vorniceanu, ASF’s vice president in charge of the insurance sector, reports localProfit.ro. Misu Negritoiu will be in charge of setting up the maximal and the reference tariffs for the mandatory car […]