The theme of a series of unexplained suicides by prominent officials and experts, whose actions could have been damaging to those in circles of power, has once again surfaced in the media. ...

Russia launched an initiative to ban officials suspected of corruption from international travel, the media reported, September 6. ...

Notorious Albanian gangster Baki S. will be re-tried by a Slovakian court for alleged drug trafficking, the local media reported, September 6. ...

The regional municipality of Lubuskie accepted the resignation notice of Marek T., head of the Szpital Wojewodzki public hospital in Gorzow Wielkopolski, after it accused the suspect of misconduct, Polish online pharma publication rynekzdrowia.pl wrote August 24. ...

A request for criminal proceedings to be held against Ovidiu S. for accepting bribes has seen the member of parliament withdraw his Transport Ministry candidacy ...

The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) revealed the details of a scam involving the bribing of Environment Ministry officials in exchange for the creation and allocation of shale gas licenses for private companies, the local media reported, August 5. ...

After a continuing dispute with the majority shareholder, Italian Enel, the Slovak government finally negotiated a contract to boost investment into the extension of the Mochovce nuclear power plant, the local media reported, August 1. ...

The impending acquisition of Bulgarian pension fund Doverie by U.K. registered investor group United Capital sparked controversy in Bulgaria as it transpired that nothing is known about the deal, the Bulgarian media reported, July 29. ...

The number of companies set up in Central and Eastern Europe, which received private-equity backing in 2012, increased for the third year in a row, a report by the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) published July 24 states. ...

Investors involved in Polish Special Economic Zones are holding their breath in anticipation of the government’s decision on how they will continue to function, Polish media reported July 26. ...