Scores of people took to the streets of Kosovo’s capital on Tuesday to protest corruption after wiretaps emerged showing alleged abuse of power by ruling party officials.

Spanish authorities arrested 23 members of an alleged Polish drug trafficking gang, seizing more than a ton of hashish and property worth nearly €2.2 million (US$ 2.46 million), police said Friday.

Italy’s government has dissolved the entire council of the Sicilian town of Corleone – made famous by the "Godfather" films and books – on suspicion of Mafia infiltration.

Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators say they caught a Kyiv judge in possession of a suspected six-figure bribe, but cannot arrest him due to a quirk in the country’s laws.

The inability for authorities to act could result in him escaping Ukraine’s justice system, an official said.

Romanian authorities have dismissed as a fabrication a Sky News report on gun runners in the country who are selling military-grade weapons that could end up in the hands of criminals and terrorists.

An investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and partner the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) revealing Central and Eastern European arms exports to the Middle East has sparked debate in Germany, with the opposition questioning Berlin’s own role in the trade.

Hungarian police have launched a criminal investigation into Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) partner Direkt36 after a politician accused the news organization of harrassment.

An Azerbaijani court has reduced the suspended sentence of outspoken journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who was imprisoned in late 2015 for her reporting of corruption in the country’s ruling family. 

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic announced Monday plans to keep in place controversial Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar, despite reporting by an OCCRP partner showing dealings connecting him to organized crime.

Zlatibor Loncar (Photo: Dragana Peco)

Spanish police arrested Friday five men suspected of being members of the infamous Pink Panthers gang, after a lightning robbery that saw them allegedly steal €400,000 (US $443,620) worth of jewelery in under a minute.