Fraud
Bucharest mayor enters Romanian presidential race
“We are at a turning point,” says successful local politician after previous presidential runoff round was canceled by top court over foreign influence concerns.
Romanian election: What the hell is going on?
€36B tax fraud scandal returns to haunt Germany’s Scholz
PMQs: Badenoch wins with shot at Starmer’s Cabinet woes
Pro-Moscow nationalist heads to Romania presidential runoff after court greenlights first round
Romania’s pro-EU parties hold off far right in parliamentary vote
US suspends strategic partnership with Georgia after EU membership talks halted
Georgia protests escalate, demonstrators clash with police after EU talks halted
Thousands of protesters rallied in Tbilisi for a second night over the government’s decision to suspend EU membership negotiations.
Election annulment risks pouring fuel on Romania’s political blaze
Many Romanians are suspicious of the country’s traditional old parties and fear they are trying to manipulate a rerun.
Cyprus revokes more high-profile ‘golden’ passports
Those affected include Russian oligarch Alexei Kuzmichev, metals baron Oleg Deripaska, former FSB investigator Sergey Kovbasyuk and Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky, who was arrested in Kyiv on charges of fraud and money laundering.
European Parliament allows internal investigations led by EU’s fraud busters
The agreement mirrors a similar arrangement with the European Commission in 2021.
Ex-Man City footballer set to be next Georgian president
Former striker Mikheil Kavelashvili is an outspoken critic of the West.
EU prosecutors target Camorra, Cosa Nostra in half-billion-euro fraud probe
Authorities freeze bank accounts and seize luxury cars and boats in Italy in mega investigation.
Russian disinformation accelerates toward US election
A new report tracks efforts to sow discord in the United States — even beyond Tuesday.
EU leaders exult at Moldovan president’s reelection as pro-Russian opposition whines
Incumbent Maia Sandu won a crucial vote Sunday with support from pro-West diaspora.
‘Chaos and confusion’: Microsoft braces for foreign election interference in days ahead
Here’s what the disinformation hunters at Microsoft will be watching from the “situation room” on Election Day and beyond.
Republicans bring back fake electors in battlegrounds
More than a dozen fake electors from 2020 are back this time. And several election deniers are among the new prospective Trump electors.
Fraud busters investigate European Parliament’s most powerful group
Police zero in on European People’s Party chief Manfred Weber’s 2019 bid for Commission president.
Biden ‘deeply alarmed’ by democratic backsliding in Georgia after election outcry
U.S. president calls on authorities in Tbilisi to investigate election violations and to repeal a Russian-style “foreign agent” law.
Putin’s Central European vanguard threatens to expand into Czechia
A growing Kremlin-friendly bloc in Central Europe would pose a major problem for the EU.
Hacked info from Italy security databases sold to rich clients, prosecutors say
Italian probe reveals “gigantic and alarming market of confidential data,” prosecutors say.
Violence mars voting in Georgia’s pivotal election
“Organized criminal gangs … are trying to undermine the voting process with aggression and intimidation,” opposition politician Ana Natsvlishvili said.
Czech cops level charges in megabucks toast EU fraud case
Local media reported that a baking business linked to controversial former PM Andrej Babiš is involved.
Bulgaria’s hacking ‘Elves’ lift lid on election fraud racket
Hacktivists have published a list of individuals allegedly embroiled in election fraud.
EU to release €799M to Slovakia after rule-of-law dispute
Recent efforts from the Slovak parliament have “alleviated some of the Commission’s concerns,” an EU executive spokesperson said.
Brussels ducks responsibility for Cyprus waste scandal
An EU fraud investigation into a €46 million waste treatment project remains stuck in bureaucratic gridlock.
Georgia’s pivot to Russia ‘might be a plan,’ president says
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili faces a second impeachment attempt over her visits to European capitals.