The Belgian Federal Public Prosecutor said on Tuesday that four people have been charged with active corruption and criminal organisation, and one person has been charged with money laundering.
New searches also took place at the offices of the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday.
The European Parliament on Friday said it has banned lobbyists working for Chinese telecom firm Huawai to enter its premises โas a precautionary measureโ after police launched an investigation into suspected bribery, arresting several people in both B…
Huawei is at the center of a corruption investigation by Belgian prosecutors.
Two years after Qatargate, Parliament is still split over reformin its ethics checks.
Belgian judicial authorities sealed two offices of parliamentary assistants on Thursday as part of the latest corruption investigation in the European Parliament.
Homes searched in inquiry into alleged corruption at European parliament relating to Chinese technology giantSeveral people have been arrested and homes searched as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and corruption at the European parliament…
In a Qatargate-style investigation, police believe Huawei lobbyists may have bribed around 15 current and former MEPs with football tickets, gifts, and luxury trips to China.
Former prosecutors criticize Pam Bondiโs decision to halt enforcement of bribery laws as short-sighted and dangerousA radical makeover at the US department of justice has seen key drives to fight corruption hamstrung in ways that could benefit US busin…
MEPs Alessandra Moretti and Elisabetta Gualmini enmeshed in the corruption scandal that rocked the Parliament in 2022
Popular Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ฤฐmamoฤlu is seen by many as a likely next president โ as long as Erdoฤan’s authorities don’t jail him.
Nathan Gill represented UKIP and later the Brexit Party in the European Parliament from 2014 until the UK left the EU in January 2020.
The commodities giant went on trial in Switzerland over attempts to gain access to Angola’s oil market.
The commodities giant went on trial in Switzerland over attempts to gain access to Angola’s oil market.
Trump has effectively created a precedent for ignore laws that he believes are politically or personally unhelpful to him.
A sprawling government corruption scandal from 2006 ended multiple political careers. Failure to punish the culprits ended public faith in the system.
On Tuesday, Moscow City Court sentenced the man, named as Gene Spector, to ’15 years to be served in a strict-regime penal colony,’ taking into account a sentence the defendant had already received for bribery, RIA Novosti state news agency reported.
Alexander Smirnov admits lying about Bidensโ links to fake bribery scheme that played key role in impeachment effortA former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme purportedly involving Joe Biden and his son Hunter…
The president-elect covered a wide-range of topics in his first press conference since winning the 2024 election.
The company argues that the case was based on flimsy and unreliable testimony
Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, the Isreali prime minister will testify three times a week, despite the Gaza war and possible new threats posed by wider turmoil in the Middle East.
The post Netanyahu to take the stand in his corruption…
For decades, a scandal-plagued Mississippi family has cozied up to the president. How will the relationship end?
Officials estimate $100mn spent by Moscow as second round follows upset last month for pro-EU president Maia Sandu
Authorities tell POLITICO they are working to fight Russian interference after first-round vote was marred by allegations of bribery and intimidation.
Police zero in on European Peopleโs Party chief Manfred Weberโs 2019 bid for Commission president.
The cleric’s supporters infiltrated the police and judiciary โ but went too far when they challenged Erdoฤan’s allies and family.
Former Ambassador Carla Sands focuses on energy issues at the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank.
Scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday (15 and 16 October), the meeting was scrapped over what the OECD described as the inability of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to secure sufficient representation of ministers and senior officials for the ev…
Strasbourg court upholds bribery conviction against Romanian ex-MEP
Moscow has built a “mafia-style” network to distribute cash ahead of a critical referendum on the country’s future, top Moldovan officials told POLITICO.
A decade-old environmental dispute in Limassol, Cyprus, is raising questions over Costas Kadis’ run for EU commissioner.
Looking to influence financial services policy but unsure who to meet at Labourโs inaugural party conference in Liverpool this weekend? Politicians, advisers or policy wonks: Weโve got the ultimate list of who holds the power in and around the first Labour Party conference in 14 years โ and who to have a chinwag with on [โฆ]
The country’s new government under PM Donald Tusk has pushed for lawmakers from the former ruling Law and Justice party to face prosecution for corruption.
The country’s deputy energy minister has been fired as part of a government probe into bribery allegations.
Vadim Shamarin oversaw military communications when he was accused of taking bribes from a factory.
Vadim Shamarin oversaw military communications when he was accused of taking bribes from a factory.
The U.S. Attorneyโs Office has seen mixed results in cases involving public officials, in large part because of Supreme Court rulings.
US Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday (16 July) on all 16 criminal counts he faced including bribery at his corruption trial in Manhattan federal court, completing the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat’s dramatic downfall.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces charges that part of his 2007 campaign was illegally financed by Libya.
The wide-ranging review centred on the awarding of a government contract to run a gas power stationA judicial inquiry into bribery and corruption at the highest levels of Maltaโs previous government has completed its work and made recommendations of cr…
Former PM Boyko Borissov and sanctioned media mogul Delyan Peevski are in the driving seat ahead of an election on June 9.
The army chief faces 8 to 15 years in jail.
Petr Bystron is accused of received money from Russia in return for influence, which he denies.
Petr Bystron is accused of received money from Russia in return for influence, which he denies.
On Thursday (16 May), German authorities searched the premises of Petr Bystron, a top candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany in June’s EU election, to investigate alleged bribes by Russian officials.
Alternative for Germany politician Petr Bystron had been previously accused of receiving payments from a source close to the Kremlin.
While the level of corruption in the country may be on the decline, itโs far from over โ and pressure on journalists is only mounting.
Malta’s political elite is being rocked by impending charges over a 2015 hospital concession deal.
The lead candidate of the German far-right party AfD, Maximilian Krah, will not be investigated for the Chinese espionage allegations like his former assistant, unrelated preliminary investigations involving alleged bribery are still ongoing, Euractiv …
Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is siting in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, and that spells trouble for his boss Sergei Shoigu.
MEP Maximilian Krah is under pressure to withdraw his candidacy asย AfDโs top candidateย in the upcoming EU election.
Opposition activists had exposed Timur Ivanov’s vast wealth, including yachts, luxury goods and holidays in France.
The former president rails against a โtwo-tiered system of justice.โ But heโs the one benefiting from it.
Andriy Yermak also says there is little popular support for a massive troop mobilization.
Bulgarian prosecutors have opened an investigation into officials, including new customs chief Petya Bankova and her deputy Lyudmil Marinov, as prosecutors claim to have evidence of smuggling, money laundering and bribery.
Alexander Smirnov, who claims to have Russian intelligence links, taken into custody after meeting at lawyersโ offices in Las VegasThe former FBI informant who is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving Joe Bidenโs famil…
Belgian socialist MEP Marie Arena, whose Brussels home was searched last July as part of the European parliament “Qatargate” bribery scandal, was questioned by investigators Friday (9 February), according to her lawyer.
If the guns of war are to be silenced, it will mean the exit of Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas and Yahya Sinwar.
Football transfer row snowballs in Paris.
Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a war while struggling to avoid prison, salvage his legacy and keep his political partners happy.
Several Moroccan officials have been questioned as part of a high-profile investigation into alleged bribery by the north African state and Qatar at the European Parliament, Belgian prosecutors said Saturday (16 December).
The idea was to expose Vladimir Putin; critics say it emboldens Viktor Orbรกn.
The Brexiteer romped to a third-place finish on the ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!’ reality show. POLITICO rounded up the โbestโ bits.
Belgian police place Maria Arena at the heart of the corruption ring in the European Parliament โ but have not questioned her.
Prosecutors say that commodities trading group bribed a government official between 2009 and 2011
A year after a bribery scandal dubbed “Qatargate” engulfed the European Parliament, Belgium’s investigation into the alleged wrongdoing of certain lawmakers and aides still seems far from resolution.
Gom van Strien, who was tasked with identifying potential coalition partners, was accused of misdeeds by his former employer.
Prosecution case turns on a UK government deal to provide military communication networks
Specially built courtroom in Calabria heard evidence of ruthless tactics of โNdrangheta crime syndicateAn Italian court has convicted and sentenced more than 200 people of crimes including criminal association, extortion and bribery in what has been de…
Robert Fico has named his top team, and it features some controversial characters.
There was no evidence linking the former digital campaign manager of the European People’s Party to bribes allegedly received during the 2019 EU election campaign, German prosecutors announced on Monday (13 November), concluding a year-long case that i…
The former chairman of the Bank of China has been arrested over corruption allegations, Chinese state media reported on Monday.
If governments around the world are to rise to the challenges of climate change, the tax system will have a vital role to play, argues a new report.
