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Complaints over Political Hiring in Bosnia
Prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska entity are investigating Bosnian Serb MP Jelena Doric following a complaint over her appointment as acting director of the entity's roads authority in apparent violation of a law concerning conflict of interest.
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Bosnian Serb MPs Vote to Form Parallel Legal Authority
Lawmakers in the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted on Thursday to adopt a draft law to set up the entity's own High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council - intensifying the political crisis in the country as Bosnian Serb political leaders continue to challenge state-level authority.
Berisha’s Antics Are Useful Distraction for Albanian Govt’s Failures
Unfortunately, for the past 30 years, both international and Albanian leaders have often tipped the scales of justice to serve their respective political agendas.
EC report on Romania: Improved perception of justice independence, yet human resource deficit remains a concern
In its second annual EU rule-of-law report released in Brussels on Tuesday, the European Commission looks at the independence and quality of Romania's judiciary, the fight against corruption, media pluralism and media freedom.
Most Bulgarians Are Afraid to Report Corruption Shows Survey
Accroding to international survey requested by Transparency International most Bulgarians (56%) believed during the last year of "Borissov 3" government mandate that the prime minister and members of his cabinet are involved in corruption.
When it comes to MPs, this share exceeds two thirds (67%).
Central, Eastern Europe Citizens Believe Corruption is Growing: Report
A new report by Transparency International, published on Tuesday, says that almost a third of European Union citizens "think corruption is getting worse in their country and almost half say their government is doing a bad job at tackling corruption".
US Senators: Corruption Sours Our Relations with Bulgaria
Persistent corruption, restricted media freedom, the politicization of the judiciary, as well as other threats to the rule of law pose serious challenges to bilateral relations between the United States and Bulgaria.
New Czech Party: From Protest to Politics
Two opposition coalitions, the centre-right Spolu and liberal Pirates/Stan, have been formed in recent months. Polls suggest each could win 20-25 per cent of the vote, around the same level to which ANO's support has declined amid the government's erratic handing of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Slovenia makes no headway in Corruption Perception Index
Ljubljana – Slovenia has made no headway in the 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) compiled annually by Transparency International (TI). Like in 2019, Slovenia ranked 39th among 180 countries included in the index. With a score of 60 points, it once again fell short of the EU average of 64 points and the OECD average of 67 points.
Greece improves score in global corruption index, watchdog says
Greece has climbed one spot to 59th position among 180 countries in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020.
Greece's score also improved to 50 out of 100 points on the CPI survey.
The group's 2019 report gave Greece a score of 48, which put the country in 60th place.