Central Europe continues to slip in corruption index
Warsaw, Poland – All four Visegrad countries have continued to drop precipitously in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI),Continue Reading
Tag: Corruption
Ivan Bartoš reelected as head of the Czech Pirate Party
Prague, Czech Republic – Ivan Bartoš has been reelected as chairman of the Czech Pirates during the party’s national conventionContinue Reading
Czech protest leader named among world’s 20 ‘rising stars’ by The Times
Prague, Czech Republic – British daily The Times has named Mikuláš Minář, founder and leader of the ‘A Million MomentsContinue Reading
Slovakia: First suspect in Jan Kuciak murder case sentenced to 15 years in prison
Bratislava, Slovakia – Zoltan Andruskó, one of the main suspects in Jan Kuciak’s murder case, has been sentenced to 15Continue Reading
Czech Republic’s ANO would win landslide victory, new poll shows
Prague, Czech Republic – The ruling ANO party of Prime Minister Andrej Babis would have won a landslide victory ifContinue Reading
Under fresh scrutiny, Czech PM Babis faces renewed pressure from the streets
Prague, Czech Republic – Tens of thousands of Czechs took to the streets on Tuesday to call for the resignationContinue Reading
Former Slovak President Andrej Kiska charged with tax fraud
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former President Andrej Kiska has been charged by Slovak police with tax fraud a few months aheadContinue Reading
Slovakia: Kuciak murder trial to start next month
Bratislava, Slovakia – The trial of the four people accused of Jan Kuciak’s murder will officially begin next month, Slovakia’sContinue Reading
Russia effectively bans Czech NGO ‘People in Need’
Prague, Czech Republic – Russian authorities announced earlier this month that it had added the Czech NGO ‘People in Need’ onContinue Reading
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis faced with ultimatum ahead of mass protest
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic prepares to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. But threeContinue Reading
Slovakia: Kočner and three others charged over murder of Ján Kuciak
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak authorities have officially charged four people, including notorious businessman Marian Kočner, for the murder of investigativeContinue Reading
Poland’s ruling party accused of trying to bribe opposition to win back Senate
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish opposition has accused the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party of attempting to bribe someContinue Reading
What are Poles and Hungarians most worried about?
Warsaw, Poland – An extensive international Ipsos poll, released last month, sheds some light on the most worrisome issues for citizensContinue Reading
Czech President vows to end prosecution against PM Babis ‘if necessary’
Prague, Czech Republic – During an interview with Barrandov TV station on Thursday, Czech President Milos Zeman said he couldContinue Reading
Prague prosecutors drop EU fraud case against Czech PM Andrej Babis
Prague, Czech Republic – Public prosecutors have halted the 4-year-long criminal fraud investigation against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. ProsecutorsContinue Reading
