News about Corruption

Portugal interior minister resigns over 'golden visas' probe Portugal's Interior Minister resigned, three days after top officials were detained in a corruption probe linked to "golden visas" for wealthy foreign investors.

17 November 2014

Hungary PM dismisses US corruption claims Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban dismissed corruption claims cited by Washington as the reason for US entry bans on six senior Hungarian officials.

15 November 2014

Hungary protestors demand removal of 'corrupt' tax chief Several thousand Hungarians marched though Budapest to demand the resignation of the head of the country's tax office.

10 November 2014

OECD recommends confiscation for all corruption offences in Kazakhstan The OECD has issued several new recommendations to Kazakhstan in its fight against corruption.

31 October 2014

Spanish judge charges 26 suspects in graft scandal A judge in Spain has charged 26 suspects including governing party politicians and businessmen in a bribery probe that has embarrassed the government.

31 October 2014

Spanish PM apologises for party corruption scandals Spain prime minister apologised for corruption scandals involving members of his conservative Popular Party.

29 October 2014

Rousseff must fight graft to placate angry Brazil Brazilian President must now deliver on her pledge to crack down on corruption or be dogged by the scandals that nearly derailed her campaign.

28 October 2014

Convicts, corruption suspects up for office in Peru Some 21 million Peruvians are voting in regional and municipal elections, with many candidates accused of corruption, drug-trafficking ties.

06 October 2014

Kazakhstan discusses corruption rating with Transparency International and OECD in Paris Kazakh Lower Chamber MP asked the head of the Anti-Corruption Agency about ways to improve Kazakhstan's rating in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index.

29 September 2014

Kazakhstan interested in Chinese anti-corruption measures A Chinese delegation has come to Kazakhstan to discuss governance and corruption.

26 September 2014

Sarkozy corruption probe suspended: source A corruption and influence-peddling investigation launched in July against former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been suspended.

24 September 2014

Third of surveyed Kazakhstanis do not believe in combating corruption A third of the surveyed Kazakhstanis do no believe in the effectiveness of combating corruption in Kazakhstan.

17 September 2014

Final exams for $60: Corruption at Kazakhstani Universities Kazakh anti-corruption project STOPKylmys (StopCorruption) initiated by the youth wings of Zhas Otan and Nur Otan political parties reported the results of an anonymous survey among Kazakhstani students.

15 September 2014

Kazakhstan toughens punishment for corruption The new Kazakhstan Criminal Code that will enter into force next year introduces a tougher punishment for bribes.

29 August 2014

Alexander Vinokourov charged with corruption Belgian prosecutors have charged Kazakhstani Olympic Champion in Cycling Alexander Vinokourov with private corruption.

26 August 2014

Anti-corruption fight in Kazakhstan is not an easy ride Kazakhstan holds the 140th place in the Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index and struggles to create a comprehensive anti-corruption program.

15 August 2014

China arrests Shanghai ex-official over graft Chinese President's anti-graft campaign is turning its focus to the power base of his predecessor , announcing a former official's arrest.

12 August 2014

Financial Police abolished in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has abolished its Financial Police. President Nazarbayev made the announcement.

06 August 2014

China's former security chief under investigation: Xinhua China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang is under investigation, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday, in a move targeting one of the ruling Communist Party's most powerful men.

30 July 2014

Mexico arrests 32 cops for alleged organized crime ties More than 30 police officers have been arrested in Mexico for alleged organized crime ties and possible involvement in the killing of fellow cops, authorities said.

28 July 2014

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