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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,...

In the latest in a string of reports issued on Romania and Bulgaria since they became European Union members in January...

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister-Elect Boyko Borisov was swept into office July 5th by a large margin after he promised to fight...