Rama’s Collision With Justice Shatters Illusions About Albania’s Democracy
The prime minister’s moves to shield his deputy from arrest feel like the beginning of the end of an era for Albanians’ hopes that the powerful would finally be held…
Timeline: Albania’s High-Level Corruption Cases Raise Political Temperature
The controversy over Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku has put the spotlight on prosecution efforts to target high-level corruption – but she is only the latest senior politician to face…
Outrage Voiced in North Macedonia Over Fugitive Ex-Deputy PM’s House Detention
Decision to place Artan Grubi in house detention rather than prison, after he turned himself in following months on the run, sparks accusations of behind-the-scenes deals. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
North Macedonia Arrests Fugitive Ex-Deputy Prime Minister
Police at a border crossing on Monday seized former Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi – who has been a fugitive from justice for more than one year, accused of corruption.…
Powerful Interests are Driving Digital Repression in Southeast Europe
Digital spaces are the new frontlines for challenging entrenched political and economic interests, but the backlash against civic groups trying to expose corruption and environmental destruction or demand official accountability…
Balkans Seeing ‘Serious Stagnation’ in Tackling Corruption: Transparency International
As Transparency International releases its latest corruption perception index, the watchdog’s Lidija Prokic tells BIRN that anti-graft drives have faltered across the Western Balkans – in Serbia especially. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Tailormade Tenders: The Public Grants and Contracts of a Serbian Minister’s Sister
As Serbia’s EU integration minister, Nemanja Starovic, climbed the ruling party ladder, his sister simultaneously benefitted from more than 200,000 euros worth of public tenders and grants. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Former Montenegro Supreme Court Chief Convicted of Corruption
First-instance ruling convicts former top judge Vesna Medenica of protecting a criminal network led by her son and of abusing her position to exert unlawful influence over the judiciary. KAYNAK:…
North Macedonia ‘Risks Decriminalising Common Forms of Graft’
Proposed changes to North Macedonia’s Criminal Code will, if adopted, set back the fight against corruption, says Sabina Fakic of the Centre for Civil Communications. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
New Anti-Graft Chief Raises Cautious Optimism in North Macedonia
Lawyer Adem Chuchulj faces a fight to restore the credibility of North Macedonia’s State Anti-Corruption Commission. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight