German authorities conducted searches on Thursday as part of an ongoing operation against a group led by two lawyers who helped wealthy foreigners obtain immigration papers illicitly in exchange for thousands of euros.

Cyprus’ Audit Office reported "serious issues" to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) concerning the construction of a natural gas import terminal, a project initially estimated at 500 million euros (US$532 million) and subsidized by the European Union.

Spanish authorities have reported the arrest of an antiquities dealer for illegally obtaining and selling the head of an Egyptian sculpture dating back to approximately 1450 BC. The sculpture was found to have been acquired from a Bangkok company linked to the antiquities trade in conflict zones such as North Africa and the Middle East.

After a marathon session that started on Monday and was marked by protests outside and a fistfight inside the building, the controversial Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence made it through the first hearing in Georgian Parliament on Wednesday.

Romania’s Environment Ministry has admitted to “imperfections” in its electronic timber tracing system, confirming the same pattern of abuses that an  OCCRP investigation revealed last week.

The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union annulled on Wednesday the inclusion of Russian businessman Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman on the lists of persons subject to the EU restrictive measures introduced following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ivory is still being trafficked in the European Union through online marketplaces and auctions despite stricter regulations imposed by the EU in 2021, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) claims.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against a pharmaceutical company, claiming it had manipulated reimbursements for its eye care drug, thereby defrauding the country’s federal health insurance program and taxpayers of hundreds of millions of dollars.

United Kingdom authorities have convicted five members of an organized crime group that submitted thousands of false claims for U.K. social security payments, using either real individuals or stolen identities.