Corruption
Romania-Insider.com: Former Romanian interior minister sentenced to 5 years in prison
Romania has been a member of the EU for 10 years. Corruption remains endemic, but that does not appear to bother the EU in the least. Read here
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Miguel Guerra – Law & Order: Spain
Miguel Guerra criticises the state of law and order in Spain, but this is applicable to most European nations South of Scandinavia: Law and order does not apply for the corrupt political elite. He might […]
Corruption
Romania-Insider.com: Romanian Social Democrat leader investigated for abuse of office in new case
The egregious saga of the corruption scandals surrounding Romania’s Social Democracy Party continues. After 10 years of Romania being a member of the EU this seems not to disturb the European Union in the least. […]
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João Paulo Batalha – Corruption in Portugal: The mighty have fallen – the elite’s day of reckoning
A prime minister, a banker, the heads of the top telecom company, construction moguls, assorted friends and family. Portugal’s biggest corruption case ever is a veritable who’s who of the nation’s political and business elite. […]
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João Paulo Batalha – Nowhere to run: Portuguese local elections signal the death of politics-as-usual
The headline from last weekend’s municipal elections in Portugal is the success of the Socialist Party, an exception to the demise of the European center-left. But there are deeper lessons if you look at the […]
Corruption
David Whyte – Interview with Mireia Vehí, CUP and Member of the Catalan Parliament
The day after the incredible events of the Catalan referendum, and the day before a general strike that has been called to challenge the Spanish state’s violence, Mireia Vehí, Member of the Catalan Parliament, for […]