Efforts of our country towards realization of the most important foreign-policy priorities cannot be slowed down. Fulfilling the obligations from negotiation process with European Union is a sign of serious results, which gives Montenegro a special reputation of a perspective country candidate in Western Balkans, said vice prime minister Dusko Markovic during the meeting with […]

Svetozar Marovic, who served as president of the joint state of Serbia and Montenegro until the two countries split, was released from custody Tuesday after he signed a plea bargain with prosecutors who accused him of involvement in a number of corruption cases that defrauded the local budget of Budva of millions of dollars in […]

Romania’s anticorruption prosecutors have indicted Paul Lambrino, the nephew of Romania’s King Carol II, local businessman Remus Truica, and media owner Dan Andronic for the illegal restitution of the Baneasa Royal Farm. Truica was charged with setting up a criminal group, influence peddling, money laundering, complicity to abuse of office, and bribery. Prince Paul was […]

Marin Mrcela, head of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) organization, said that Macedonia has implemented GRECO recommendations, and there is no need to believe that will not be the case in the future. During his visit to Macedonia, Mrcela spoke at the “Pavel Satev” Academy for Judges and Prosecutors, and said the report […]

Bosnia needs to further develop its private sector and fight its rampant corruption in order to increase stability and prosperity, experts say. Bosnia capital city, Sarajevo. Photo: Flickr Bosnia needs to further develop its private sector, cut the public sector and fight pervasive corruption if it wants to increase its prosperity in future, experts say. […]

A member of Serbia’s Anti-Corruption Council, Jelisaveta Vasilic, told at a presentation of a report on the judiciary in Serbia that the country’s courts are still in a poor state. Photo: Beta “Despite the small positive steps that have been made in the judiciary, the government continues to violate the presumption of innocence, citizens have […]

National Anticorruption Directorate Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi requested on Monday the notification of the Senate to approve a criminal investigation of Senator Titus Corlatean (in photo), a former minister of foreign affairs, in a case on ballots abroad. Kovesi has forwarded a request to this effect to the General Prosecutor (the head of the […]

At least 22 corruption cases were left to expire in the Kosovo justice system in 2015, a BIRN report found, and a much larger number of corruption cases were transferred from one year to the next. Kosovo General Chief Prosecutor, Aleksander Lumezi, warned that any prosecutor who delays corruption cases will face disciplinary measures. Photo: […]

BUCHAREST, May 12 (Reuters) – Romania’s fight against graft could run into trouble when parliament and the Constitutional Court vote this month on changes to laws used in corruption cases, the country’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor said. The Romanian legal system is under special monitoring and the European Commission has praised magistrates’ efforts. Corruption prosecuting agency […]

Bulgaria’s efforts in fighting smuggling and corruption were on the agenda of a meeting of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov with senior officials of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the government in Sofia said on Wednesday.   Photo credit: government.bg   During the meeting with IACP First Vice-President Don De Lucca and Director of […]