Tag: corruption

€12 cigarettes and black-market croissants in prison

Inmates at the central prisons were paying up to €12 for a packet of cigarettes- normally priced at around €4- after falling victim to...

Bribery scandals in Greece’s public sector show persistence of corruption

When Greek police raided the apartment of a 49-year-old planning officer suspected of bribery on the tourist island of Rhodes last week, they found...

Arrest warrant issued for Yiannakis

Rapid developments have unfolded in the case of Yiannakis Yiannaki. The court issued an arrest warrant against him after he failed to appear at...

Turkey detains Istanbul mayor in what opposition calls “coup”

Turkey has detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist organisation....

Cyprus improves its score on the Corruption Perceptions Index

Cyprus improved its score on the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2024. According to a press release by the Cyprus Integrity Forum, Transparency International announced today the results...

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