Corruption
BBC – The Romanian forest that’s disappearing
Romania: Rampant corruption, building cheap cars for Renault, exporting cheap labour to Western Europe, destroying its environment. Another EU success story. Watch here
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Corruption
Elmar Müller – German Landesbanks: The good, the bad, and the ugly
“While in principle these state-owned wholesale banks are an excellent idea, their history has been marred by corruption, sleaze, and clientelism by Germany´s parasitic political parties” This is a typical example of the endemic corruption […]
Corruption
EU-OCS: Romanian Senate President accused of accepting bribes for software licences
That EU member state Romania is endemically corrupt is undisputed. But do not think that this is the only nation or institution where Microsoft – or its front organisation – is bribing European politicians. Romania […]
Corruption
Andrea Lorenzo Capussela – A decisive political battle: What the statute of limitations tells us about Italy’s ruling coalition
A disagreement over legal time-limits threatened to bring down Italy’s government until a deal was reached on 8 November. Andrea Lorenzo Capussela explains why this seemingly minor issue created tension between the parties in the ruling […]
Corruption
New Europe: A Pandora’s box of corruption
Bringing the worst kept secret in Brussels to the surface Read here
Corruption
Reuters: Mystery company named by murdered Maltese journalist is linked to power station developer
This is an example of superb investigative journalism. If such reports contiune, the EU may have to get serious about this and give their friends in the poltical class in Malta a little slap on […]
Corruption
the shift: Pilatus Bank might be gone but Malta remains a money-laundering haven
Once again it took the intervention of the US justice authorities to force the EU to finally do something about one of its criminal bank, not that the EU really cares. Laws, like austerity, are […]
Corruption
Sergi Cutillas and Josep Vendrell – Forensic analysis of the Spanish financial crisis
We admit this is a very long read, but it does explain very well the property crash in Spain, the corruption in Spanish banks, and how they too capitalised on the crisis to increase their […]
Corruption
The News & Observer: Greece jails former minister, wife ahead of corruption trial
If Europe`s Social Democrats were wondering where they would go now that they are being voted out of one parliament after the other, this may provide the answer. There is huge potential for this party […]
Corruption
Mathew D. Rose: Germany gets over-excited – again
On Sunday there is a state election in the German state of Hessen. The Greens are expected to do well, as was the case over two weeks ago in Bavaria. They are being hailed as […]