The biggest protests against poverty and corruption in recent Bosnian history began in Tuzla two years ago, yet little has changed for the town’s disillusioned residents.       Two years after being set ablaze during protests against poverty and corruption, the cantonal government building in the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla remains charred and […]

Thousand-euro park benches and rubbish bins made of exotic wood are just some of the overpriced items bought by Bucharest authorities in recent years, auditors said. The Bucharest municipality spent around 600 million euro between 2007 and 2014 to establish and maintain green spaces in the city but a lot of the money was wasted on […]

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, majority partner in the coalition cabinet, has said it will press ahead with reforms in 2016 to act against crime and corruption, and will reach out to opposition parties in a bid to build consensus on legislation. Speaking at the year’s opening sitting of the National Assembly on […]

The Albanian state-owned energy company OSHEE has sacked scores of workers this week as part of its continuing attempts to tackle the problem of electricity theft.     OSHEE said on Tuesday said that in the last two days, 78 of its employees in Tirana have been fired for poor performance, allowing people to steal […]

The National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) on Monday informed that 188 defendants have been convicted following final court rulings in the last two months of 2015 in the cases investigated by the anti-corruption body. “During November and December 2015, 65 court rulings remained final convicting 188 defendants in the corruption cases investigated by DNA, among whom […]

On Dec. 30, Bulgaria’s last workday for 2015, the government closed the customs unit in the border town of Svilengrad, which over the years had become a symbol of corruption.       The decision was aimed at the “prevention of corrupt practices and improving the performance of the Customs Agency by optimizing all its […]

Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik is suspected of money laundering in the case led by BiH Prosecutor’s Office, lawyer Dusko Tomic has said. State Investigation and Protection Agency searched premises of Pavlovic Bank several days ago within this investigation. Tomic is lawyer of Bank’s owner Slobodan Pavlovic and said his client is only a witness in […]

There was a time when Macedonia looked like the poster-child of successful anti-corruption in the Balkans. The country’s scores in the various corruption indices were improving and a nuanced anti-corruption infrastructure appeared to be developing.                                         […]

Judge Mircea Aron has been named the new president of the Superior Council of Magistracy, the body guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary in Romania.   Mircea Aron, 63, was elected head of the Superior Council of Magistracy, CSM, with 15 votes for and one against on Wednesday. At the same session, prosecutor Luminita Palade […]

In his New Year’s address to the nation delivered in the last minutes of 2015, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev called for completing without delays the long overdue reforms in the judiciary, healthcare, education and energy sector.   Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Plevneliev wished all Bulgarians health, happiness, wisdom and confidence in their thoughts and actions […]