Voting and Elections

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Sunday’s parliamentary election unfair, saying that voters deserve an...

VALERIE HOPKINSFollowing a guilty verdict on Wednesday, Russia announced its intention to seek the return of convicted arms...

Croatia’s ruling political party, HDZ, today confirmed that it is under investigation for corruption by the state office for...

Because Invitations Don’t Always Come With Disclaimers Stars have long depended on coteries of advisers to tell them how to...

Romania and Bulgaria are likely to emerge from Thursday’s summit of interior ministers in Brussels still barred from the...

OCCRP is brings you its weekly installment of all things happening this week on ‘The Bloc’ –Russia tells the UK, to be more...

Bulgarians who witness voter intimidation, ballot fraud, campaign irregularities, so-called “voter tourism” and vote buying...

Valerie HopkinsSex, drugs, and…rhino horns? Organized crime networks are infamous for trafficking drugs, arms, and humans,...

Almost 95 percent of Latvians voted to dissolve their parliament over the weekend, citing rampant corruption as the reason...

Illegal betting and match-fixing officially became crimes in Bulgaria today.  Two amendments criminalizing the offenses were...

The Bulgarian government must do more to combat organized crime and corruption, while Romania has made some progress, says...

Corruption and organized crime are the biggest problems in the Western Balkans, crippling foreign investment and making a...