The EU provides additional million for accountable and efficient governance in Ukraine and to step up its support to the Sea of Azov region. Additional EU support to Ukraine worth €109 million will help implement key reforms.Support will focus on decentralisation, fighting corruption, empowering civil society and accountable governance → https://t.co/aCJeKYck7U #EUUkraine pic.twitter.com/Y0gbopj3YO — European…
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Bulgaria minister resigns over EU funds misuse
Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture Rumen Porozhanov (pictured) resigned in an aftermath of scandals involving purchases of luxury properties and the building of guest houses with EU aid for private use. Porozhanov did not quite immediately after the scandal eruption, but two weeks after prosecutors launched a large-scale probe into possible fraud with EU rural development aid at over…
Tymoshenko confronts Ukraine President with impeachment
Ukrainian presidential candidate, former prime minister and leader of the Batkivshchyna (‘Fatherland‘) party, Yulia Tymoshenko, expressed confidence that the incumbent head of state, Petro Poroshenko, will not be able avoid responsibility after the upcoming March 31 elections. With Ukraine's presidential election just weeks away, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko turned up the heat on a top rival…
Ukrainian anti-corruption activist died after acid attack
Anti-corruption campaigner Kateryna (Katya) Gandzyuk, injured in an acid attack in July, died in a hospital, supporters and the Ukrainian government confirmed. Ukrainian anti-corruption campaigner Kateryna Gandzyuk, seriously injured in an acid attack in July, has died in hospital, her supporters and the government in Kiev saidhttps://t.co/Z955B8iXjl — AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 4, 2018…
Hajiyev:”My wife is targeted in revenge”
This week scandal around the fortune of the UK resident Zamira Hajiyeva (55), who is wanted in Azerbaijan regarded as a beneficiary of her husband’s fraudulent banking operations, launches an anti-corruption campaign of the British government. While carrying out the first offensive on “unexplained” wealth” the UK specialized body the National Crime Agency led by Donald Toon has prepared eight other…
EU vows to support Iraqi “new” government
The European Union calls on the Iraqi security forces to show maximum restraint and for protesters to keep protests peaceful. “The European Union will remain a strong partner and supporter of Iraq, including through its €400 million pledge at the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq in February and its EU Assistance Mission…
Little interest in EU-Ukraine Summit amid Brexit crisis in UK
At the 20th summit between the European Union and Ukraine, leaders discussed next steps in the implementation of the Association Agreement and the EU’s support for Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda. 20th EU-Ukraine summit joint statement: https://t.co/5OiuLEnZR4 pic.twitter.com/ykPLukEavZ — Charles Michel (@eucopresident) July 9, 2018 Following the summit, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude…
Dutch Parliament blocks Albania EU accession talks
The Netherlands is blocking the opening of negotiations with Albania on joining the European Union. A majority of the House of Representatives gave a clear opinion to the upcoming meeting of European foreign ministers in Brussels on June, 25. The decision did not come as a surprise, because Dutch lawmakers have already expressed serious concerns…
Juncker trades barbs with Rome
The first step of newly appointed Italian government started with criticism of the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker remarks on management of the poorest regions of Apennine peninsula.. “More work, less corruption” – is the top EU executive piece of advice to Rome new strategists for regional cohesion. However the concept of the president was…
MEPs scrutiny of corruption allegations in Malta
On Thursday, January 25, MEPs from the Civil liberties committee and the Panama Papers special committee, which concluded its work by the end of 2017, will discuss the outcome of their recent visit to Malta to investigate the rule of law issues in the country as well as allegations of corruption and money laundering. The MEPs’…
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