European Union

Fortress Europe may not be such a fortress after all. According to an annual crime report from Europol, countries outside...

Reporters Without Borders has released its eighth annual Press Freedom Index for 2009, with four Scandanavian countries and...

The European Commission progress report released this week on Kosovo faults the government’s handling of a range of issues,...

The European Union’s executive arm lauded Croatia and Macedonia for their efforts to reform enough to join the Union, but...

Yaponchik (“the little Japanese”), a Russian gangster,  reportedly died Friday, months after a sniper shot him several times...

Israeli authorities last week indicted billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak for fraud and money laundering; he is accused of trying...

More than $100 million in property owned by a Bulgarian energy tycoon will be confiscated by the state’s asset forfeiture...

Groups that keep an eye on money laundering and illicit money flows were cautiously pleased after finance ministers and...

Dodgy privatizations in the Balkans and officials extorting money from companies in Russia were just some of the findings of...

The European Union (EU) will unfreeze around $160 million in farm aid to Bulgaria, after deciding Sept. 7 that Bulgaria had...

The internet is a powerful tool in the service of investigative journalists reporting on cross-border corruption and...

Green isn’t just a color anymore. From solar energy to organic food, “green” describes loads of up-and-coming industries,...