TAG: Corruption
Russian bombs failed to destroy Ukraine’s energy grid. Corruption could break its own
When Vladimir Putin landed in Khabarovsk on his tour of Russia’s Far East last week, he was given a...
8 months ago
Fraud-busters swoop on Greek contracts involving €2.5B of EU recovery funds
ATHENS — Authorities are investigating allegations of fraud linked to the way €2.5 billion in EU funds has been awarded to just 10 companies in Greece, POLITICO can reveal. The offices of the country’s three telecommunications firms — Cosmote, Vodafone an...
6 months ago
Greek opposition seizes on EU funds fraud allegations
ATHENS ― Rival politicians in Greece are demanding answers over fraud accusations linked to the way €2.5 billion in EU funds was awarded to just 10 companies.Opposition parties claim the country's center-right government, led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mi...
5 months ago
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions
RIGA — When your most important ally swoops in and closes your third-largest bank while calling it a “money laundering institution,” it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.That’s exactly what Latvia did when confronted by the U.S. Treasury Depa...
4 months ago
Maltese central bank governor, deputy PM face charges in snowballing corruption case
Malta's political elite is facing a reckoning as a long-running investigation into alleged corruption under former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat comes to a head.Central Bank of Malta Governor Edward Scicluna and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne, who both...
4 months ago
Maltese central bank chief defies calls to resign amid sprawling corruption case
Maltese central bank chief Edward Scicluna pushed back against growing calls to resign after a court ruled Wednesday that he will have to stand trial in connection with a 2015 deal that has implicated swathes of the island nation’s elite.“I will abide by...
2 months ago
Labour’s top policy priorities
LONDON — Keir Starmer has arrived in Downing Street with his new Cabinet. So what are their first priorities?Big-ticket items include decarbonizing the electricity grid by 2030, building 1.5 million homes over five years, hitting long-missed health servic...
2 months ago
Malta central bank chief steps down ahead of criminal trial
Central Bank of Malta Governor Edward Scicluna has stepped down temporarily from his role, after a court said there was enough evidence against him to proceed with a major criminal trial. The news completes the removal of office from all those implicated...
2 months ago
The man who could help Meloni build bridges with Europe
BRUSSELS ― If Giorgia Meloni wants to mend fences with the EU (again), she might have found the perfect man for the job.The Italian prime minister, fresh from her latest spat with Brussels, during which she was one of only two national leaders to refuse t...
2 months ago
Ukraine arrests deputy minister in coal mining corruption case
Ukraine's deputy energy minister has been arrested as part of a probe into bribery allegations, amid a government-led crackdown on corruption.The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Monday that the senior official had been detained alongside th...
2 months ago
I-Day speech: Modi spoke 82,816 words; farmers, poverty topped the list since 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken nearly 83,000 words from the ramparts of Red Fort as part of his Independence Day (I-Day) address since he assumed office in 2014.On Thursday, PM Modi will deliver his 11th consecutive I-Day speech. This will be his...
2 months ago
Ukraine’s plan to buy Russian-made nuclear reactors sparks uproar
Ukraine's government is fighting off growing opposition to a multimillion-dollar scheme to buy mothballed nuclear reactors, facing accusations that officials are opening the door to corruption just as they push to clean up the country’s energy sector.The...
2 months ago
From youth, women to developed India, reforms, farmers, PM Modi touches on around 150 unique issues in his 11th I-Day speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 11th Independence Day (I-Day) address from the ramparts of the Red Fort onThursday focused on the theme of reform and developed India or “Viksit Bharat”.A Moneycontrol analysis shows that the PM in his speech touched up...
2 months ago
How did the people react to the PM’s Independence Day address?
The oft-repeated phrase of developed India or Viksit Bharat in the prime minister’s over 10,000-word long address—the second longest since 2014—caught people’s attention as well.Viksit Bharat or developed India was one of the most referred terms, accordin...
2 months ago