corruption

2013-05-18Medical workers' low income leads to corruption in region's health care system "directly affecting" patients' health, bloggers said.

2013-05-16By pressing charges stemming from corruption against one of Serbia's most influential businessmen, observers said the state is earning the public's support.

2013-05-08Citizens say that joining the EU will also help boost the fight against corruption.

2013-05-08Communication and regional-level discussion are some of the most effective tools in the fight against organised crime and corruption, officials and experts say.

2013-05-08The Bosnia and Herzegovina government passed the amendments to the state law on conflicts of interest, but NGOs claim the changes fall short of transparency.

2013-05-02In spite of opposition criticism, Central Bank Governor Bedri Hamza tells SETimes he is determined to maintain the bank's independence.

2013-04-27The privatisation of Kosovo's Post-Telecom will benefit the country's budget, but some officials said the process was not transparent.

2013-04-26The recent arrest of 39 students and professors in Croatia brings the fight against corruption in the sector into the regional spotlight.

2013-04-26Macedonia is making an effort to crack down on corruption, officials and analysts said.

2013-04-25The anticorruption agency and EU delegation are asking citizens to report fraudulent incidents.

2013-04-18Police detain Croatian Handball Federation president Sandi Sola and members of his family in the high-profile arrests.

2013-03-19Croatia has lost more than 11 billion euros through corruption and commercial mispricing.

2013-03-06Politicians are sentenced to jail time for corruption offences as the government gets tough on wrongdoers.

2013-01-03The opposition said a recent report on money that was transferred out of Albania through illegal activities proves that the government is corrupt.

2012-12-22Illegal fishing in Lake Ohrid has become big business in Macedonia and Albania.

2012-12-17A general consensus in Kosovo says that the country has an appropriate legal base and mechanisms to battle corruption, but lacks action.

2012-12-17Laws in the region do not adequately protect whistleblowers or provide effective follow-up mechanisms to their disclosures.

2012-10-25Serbian police arrested three people Wednesday in the investigation into the Agrobanka embezzlement scandal, where about 300 million euros vanished.

2012-10-09The Serbian Organised Crime Prosecution said former minister and official of the opposition Democratic Party, Oliver Dulic, is suspected of abuse of office.

2012-09-18One of the main challenges facing Serbia en route to the EU will be the fight against corruption, with the investigation of 24 controversial sales of large companies as one of the most important tests on that path.