Political corruption

A regional government official who charged up to 3,500 euros in bribes to issue machine operator licenses is facing criminal of corruption, embezzlement and illegal possession of weapons following his arrest by police on Monday.

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

Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has voiced suspicions of corruption within President Radev's caretaker cabinet, specifically targeting four ministries: Justice, e-Government, Labour and Social Policy, and Economy and Industry.

Cases of serious crime have now become a daily reality. This bloody routine coincides with incidents of corruption within the police force.

These services have shown in the past that they can deliver results. Now they seem to be having trouble fulfilling their mission.

They need to be evaluated and regrouped, because they form part of the core of the state.

Iraqis vote on Monday to choose their provincial councils, the first such election in a decade and one which is expected to strengthen powerful Shiite pro-Iran groups.

The vote will take place with disillusionment widespread among the country's 43 million inhabitants, with endemic corruption eating away at the oil-rich nation.

SKOPJE, Nov 30 (Tanjug) - The FMs of Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania signed on Thursday in Skopje a joint statement on the fight against corruption.

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.

In a compelling statement at the forum "Anti-corruption, democratic stability, and economic security" in Sofia, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi emphasized the critical role of combating financial abuse in ensuring security.

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The date of the declarations' publication was moved following reactions from newspapers, many of which do not publish on Mondays.