Corruption
Russia slams Transdniester president’s grip on power (VIDEO)
October 15, 2011Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transdniester is holding presidential elections in early December. With its current president in power for over 20 years and running for reelection, Russia says the status quo is stalling the republic’s development...
NED Panel Commemorates Moldovan Independence
September 15, 2011To commemorate Moldova’s twenty years of independence, NED hosted a panel discussion, co-organized with Freedom House and the Moldova Foundation (a NED grantee), on “Moldova’s Transition: 20 Years of Challenges and Successes.”...
Moldovan justice turns into a great danger
May 30, 2011In Chisinau there are more and more signals indicating the lack of judicial independence and willingness of the Moldovan political class to reform this area. Last disclosure relates to a fund of 2 million that a large group of judges is believed to maintain...
India: Anna Hazare calls for anti-corruption protests
April 08, 2011Fasting Indian social activist Anna Hazare has called for mass protests by his supporters against corruption. The 72-year-old campaigner is on the fourth day of a hunger strike to push for stringent new anti-corruption laws. He wants his followers...
France: Jacques Chirac corruption trial opens
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March 07, 2011Former French President Jacques Chirac has gone on trial on charges he misused public funds while he was mayor of Paris, before he was president. Mr Chirac is accused of paying cronies between 1977 and 1995 for city hall jobs that did not exist. The...
Mr. Putin’s Billion-dollar palace
March 05, 2011The scope of corruption in Vladimir Putin’s Russia has been much discussed, documented in expert reports and quantified in international ratings. Transparency International estimates the country’s annual corruption market at $300 billion;...
Romania's customs chief sacked after corruption charges
February 10, 2011The head of Romania's customs authority has been sacked after being charged in a corruption case. Radu Marginean was fired by Prime Minister Emil Boc after being accused of taking bribes. He denies the claims. The move comes a day after 60 Romanian...
Jacques Chirac's wife denies Alzheimer's report
January 31, 2011The wife of French former President Jacques Chirac has denied reports that he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Bernadette Chirac told French radio that she was "scandalised" by the claims, little more than a month before her husband...
Urechean to receive half a million as compensation for 'ambulance accusations'
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January 12, 2011The Prosecutor General's Office and the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption (CCECC) must repay to Moldova Noastră Alliance leader Serafim Urechean 500 thousand lei in compensation of the moral damage inflicted to him with the memorable...
Anti-corruption Prokuratura submits to court cases against 37 cops and 19 customs officers in 2010
January 12, 2011The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office [prokuratura] examined 821 criminal cases in 2010 (686 cases in 2009), where 103 of them have been submitted to court. A part of the criminal proceedings were initiated against 37 police officers and 19 customs...