anti-corruption

Outside the courthouse around 300 supporters shouted “Freedom!”, “Călin Georgescu, president!” and “Călin, the people are with you”

The scandal is likely to intensify pressure on Zelenskyy to hold elections, as demanded by his ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov

Sweeping integrity checks, access to judges' financial records and international oversight have started to rebuild confidence in Moldova's justice system

Hungary’s prime minister sets a July deadline to remove President Tamás Sulyok and pushes far-reaching constitutional reforms

A lawyer of Ferenc Pál Biró recently issued legal demands to Átlátszó and EUalive following an article describing his lifestyle

General Gheorghiță Vlad noted the unusual timing of the charges - coming nearly a year after the case was opened - at a particularly sensitive moment for national security

The Anti-Corruption Commission was abolished last January after the authorities admitted that it could be used as an instrument of political repression

The Commission chief praised the establishment of an independent Anti-Corruption Commission and the reorganisation of the Prosecutor General’s office

The investor behind the project is a Ukrainian national, while the site of the illegal settlement lies close to a protected natural park

Moving too fast risks creating only the appearance of compliance with reforms, without building a genuine national system capable of sustaining them

A government including judges, prosecutors and civic experts seeks to rebuild legitimacy in a country gripped by distrust of institutions

In the face of the graft revelations, Europe walks on eggs, urging decisive action while insisting financial support must not be interrupted