Abuse of the legal system

A high-profile scandal rocks Ukraine's political landscape as Mykola Solskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food and former Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, faces allegations of involvement in an organized criminal group orchestrating the illicit seizure of state lands.

Corruption in Bulgaria has soared to its third highest peak in history, according to a recent report by the Center for the Study of Democracy. The findings indicate a significant failure in anti-corruption efforts by governmental institutions.

The fight to root out endemic corruption remains a major issue as Ukraine presses its bid to secure membership in the European Union

Hellenic Train CEO will be investigated for perjury by a prosecutor,  after his testimony over the Tempe train accident in the parliamentary inquiry.

Today it is clear that the story is inconceivable, outrageous. "This is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation's history," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared it a few days ago. His government is rushing to pass legislation that will overturn the convictions and compensate hundreds of people who were convicted unjustly.

The international Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has again implicated Cyprus in investment cases related to the luxury hotel Cap St Georges in Peyia, western Cyprus. The connection ties back to the infamous Magnitsky case, a high-profile tax fraud scandal in Russia.

Cyprus' Independent Anti-Corruption Authority has initiated an investigation based on claims made in the book "Mafia State" by journalist Makarios Drousiotis, which exposes allegations of corruption against former president Nicos Anastasiades.

The declarations of 1,034 politicians, in which they provide details about the origin of their wealth and assets, were made available on the Parliament's website on Monday.

Parliament's website will be publishing the declarations of 1,034 politicians in which they detail the provenance of their wealth and assets on Monday instead of Sunday, as originally planned. 

The date of the declarations' publication was moved following reactions from newspapers, many of which do not publish on Mondays. 

The first four of 13 migrants who are being prosecuted for attempted arson in Evros, northeastern Greece, despite being targeted by a local vigilante were released without restrictions on Saturday by a Thessaloniki court. 

The remaining nine are expected to enter a plea on Monday.