The European Court of Auditors (ECA) lifted the veil on a little-known page of European history yesterday (12 September) when it revealed the Court had initially opposed the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the EU. Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in January 2007 despite the auditors’ opinion that they were not ready for accession, ECA said […]

Moldova’s public procurement system is hampered by a low degree of transparency, competitiveness, and compliance with the state’s legal and institutional framework, according to an Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) “Viitorul” report produced in connection with a PASOS project to improve the ability of civil society to monitor policymaking and public services. “One of the […]

Fiscal predictability is key to stimulating investments and implicitly the economy, Public Finance Minister Anca Dragu told the ECOFIN meeting in Bratislava, where the participants discussed, among others, the fight against tax evasion, a Public Finance Ministry release informs on Saturday. “I consider that in order for us to have an effective approach to the […]

Albania has significantly improved its fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism. In its index, Basel Institute on Governance has ranked Albania among the ten top countries of the world which has fought this concerning phenomena. The 2016 edition is the fifth annual release of the Basel Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Index developed by the Basel […]

The infographics represent an analysis of the impact of corruption on women’s career development opportunities in the central administration of the Republic of Moldova. These illustrate perceptions and experiences of civil servants in central administration with regard to the level of corruption, its forms, transparency of the decision-making process from the gender perspective, and impact […]

Anti-corruption prosecutors decided to place Romanian businessman and MP Sebastian Ghita under judicial control for 60 days, in a case in which they are investigating the circumstances of Tony Blair’s visit to Romania in 2012. Ghita was charged with money laundering. Earlier the same day, the prosecutors from the Ploiesti National Anticorruption Department (DNA) also placed former […]

Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, said today that Albania remains vulnerable to corruption because of political interference and a lack of independence at key oversight institutions. The National Integrity System Assessment – Albania 2016, the first-ever in-depth assessment of corruption risks in Albania, evaluates how effective the anti-corruption measures are at all principal institutions […]

EU financial support to Moldova, aimed at strengthening the country’s public administration, has had only a limited effect, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA). “The EU faces significant challenges in implementing assistance for Moldova”, said Hans Gustaf Wessberg, the ECA Member responsible for the report. “The combination of political […]

Dragos Tudorache is to become the new interior minister in Romania’s technocratic government after prosecutors launched a case against his predecessor for alleged corruption.   Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Tuesday proposed Dragos Tudorache, the head of his chancellery, as the country’s new interior minister with a brief to prepare for parliamentary elections which are […]

Victor Ponta alleged to have given seat in parliament to businessman in exchange for sponsoring former British premier’s visit Victor Ponta leaves the high court in Bucharest after a hearing last year The former Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta is being investigated for alleged financial corruption relating to a visit by Tony Blair in 2012. […]