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In einer Entscheidung, die das baltische Rechtssystem erschütterte und Zweifel an der Integrität der europäischen Justiz aufwarf, genehmigte ein estnisches Gericht einen Deal, der eher wie eine Preisliste für Straffreiheit als wie ein Schuldspruch wirkt.

Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government’s alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.

The Italian government has opposed the Biennale’s decision to allow Russia to participate in the international exhibition.

In a decision that shocked the Baltic legal system and cast doubt on the integrity of European justice, an Estonian court approved a plea deal that resembles more a price list for immunity than a guilty verdict.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague (Czechia), the Czech Police’s National Organised Crime Agency (NCOZ) detained 12 persons and carried out 42 searches in the regions of Prague, Central Bohemia, and South Moravia.

International media have covered Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov for his participation in energy trading and the oil industry.

Russia is continuing efforts to influence democratic processes in neighbouring countries.

The European Union’s latest Russia sanctions package, its twentieth so far, brings crypto settlement squarely into an already fractured geopolitical spotlight.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is leading an investigation into suspected corruption and procurement fraud related to the acquisition of medical equipment

The European Union has imposed direct restrictions on the Central Asian nation for the first time, accusing it of serving as a conduit for technology used in Russian missiles and drones.

The exclusion of the heavily sanctioned attorney general marks the end of a tenure that devastated Guatemala’s justice system.

Hungary’s next leader seeks to restore Central Europe’s influence by drawing on its imperial heritage.

Poland has fined a local company 20 million zloty ($5.5 million) for intentionally violating European Union sanctions by selling luxury cars to Russia, the country’s tax authority said.

For the people of Lebanon, 2020 proved to be a year of near-total catastrophe.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has completed the pre-trial investigation of a possible fraud involving EU funds at the Municipality of Valka. Three individuals, including two municipal officials, have been formally charged with fraud and abuse of office.

The Vilnius City District Court (Lithuania) has convicted the members of an organised crime group in a fraudulent scheme involving EU and national funds intended for young farmers

After ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory, Hungary’s incoming leader, Péter Magyar, has promised a sweeping crusade to dismantle the country’s systemic graft.

In recent years, Hungary has emerged as one of the Kremlin’s key allies within the European Union. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has praised Vladimir Putin, obstructed EU assistance to Ukraine, and repeatedly blocked sanctions against Russia — a notable shift from his earlier stance in the late 2000s, when he was more openly critical of the Kremlin.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his government in a bid to contain the fallout from a widening agricultural fraud probe, urging European Union prosecutors to identify lawmakers accused of siphoning millions in subsidies through phantom livestock and ineligible farmland schemes.

The UK government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur imports.

Italy’s competition authority said on Thursday it had fined several companies of the Revolut group more than 11.5 million euros ($13.25 million) for alleged unfair commercial practices.

Leaked transcripts and audio recordings reviewed by The Insider and its investigative partners suggest that a direct hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov may have been used to relay sensitive information on key EU matters to Moscow.