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thumbnailMercedes-Benz sends a message to Kosovo on corruption
2012-02-18The German car manufacturer said it will not deal with the Kosovo government through contractors.
thumbnailKosovo broadens fight against organised crime, corruption
2012-02-16Kosovo furthers its attack on corruption by launching the Anti-organised Crime Council on Wednesday.
thumbnailFormer Romanian PM Nastase's corruption case sends message to politicians
2012-02-03Going into an election year, a court decision sentencing former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase to two years in prison will have an impact on domestic politics, analysts say.
thumbnailEP: corruption still a major hurdle in Kosovo
2012-02-02The European Commission chides both Kosovo authorities and EULEX.
thumbnailCorruption on the rise in Serbia
2011-12-06The rise in corruption is largely due to the country's political regression.
thumbnailMacedonia battles toll-road organized crime
2011-12-03Police arrested 87 people for toll-fee crimes as Macedonia is intensifying efforts to root out organised crime.
thumbnailCorruption remains a challenge for Kosovo
2011-07-12Lack of political will and legislation has made the fight against corruption elusive.
thumbnailEU announces new anti-corruption package
2011-06-13Corruption costs the bloc an estimated 120 billion euro per year, officials say.
Romanian custom officials targeted in anti-corruption operation
2011-05-24BUCHAREST, Romania -- Police conducted a large anti-corruption operation Monday (May 23rd), searching the homes of dozens of customs officials in Buc...
Simsek says having Turk at helm of IMF would be "natural"
2011-05-18ANKARA, Turkey -- Following the weekend arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday (May 17th) that ha...
More customs, police officers charged in Romania
2011-05-06BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prosecutors filed corruption charges Thursday (May 5th) against 69 police officers and customs officials from three border chec...
Turkish police arrest 50 municipal officials in anti-corruption sweep
2011-05-03ANKARA, Turkey -- About 50 municipal officials in the Aegean provinces of Izmir and Aydin were detained on Monday (May 2nd) in an anti-corruption swe...
Charges in Greek land swap scandal dropped
2011-02-09ATHENS, Greece -- A council of judges dropped charges Tuesday (February 8th) against three former ministers accused in relation to land swap deals in...
Macedonia's Buckovski misses court appearance, risks arrest
2011-02-07SKOPJE, Macedonia -- A court in Skopje warned on Saturday (February 5th) that it will issue an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovs...
EC criticises anti-corruption efforts in Kosovo
2010-12-08PRISTINA, Kosovo -- The European Commission (EC) sent a letter to the government expressing dissatisfaction with efforts by Kosovo institutions to fi...
Bulgaria indicts former labour minister
2010-11-14SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Local prosecutors indicted Emilia Maslarova, labour minister in the previous cabinet, on Friday (November 12th) for embezzling 5.5...
Former Kosovo parliament speaker found guilty of abuse of office
2010-11-11PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Pristina's District Court found former Parliament Speaker Nexhat Daci and his advisor Ahmet Alishani guilty of abusing their offi...
Albanian chief prosecutor vows corruption probes
2010-10-06TIRANA, Albania -- Chief Prosecutor Ina Rama announced on Tuesday (October 5th) that her office will investigate every corruption case brought to its...
Croatian court convicts professors of corruption
2010-02-02ZAGREB, Croatia -- In a money-for-passing grades scheme, 19 professors, students and mediators from the Faculty of Economics at the University in Zag...

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Police stage high stakes crackdown against illegal gamblingPolice stage high stakes crackdown against illegal gambling

Long shielded by law enforcement in the Western Balkans, gambling operations are now in police cross-hairs.

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