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Prevention spending in Spain has fallen by half since 2009 while suppression held steady, and the Council's answer in June was a recommendation that binds nobody.
Three of the five people spared prison had been convicted of misusing public money.
The inquiry, formally opened on May 19, concerns suspected handling of assets allegedly derived from the misappropriation of public funds.
Warsaw prosecutors have sent Washington a request covering 19 of the 26 charges facing Zbigniew Ziobro, who flew to the United States in May after losing his Hungarian…
The case concerns two assistants who worked for Salis after she was elected to the European Parliament in 2024.
TV Republika is Poland’s most popular news channel which has regularly criticized the Tusk government.
The businessman has admitted receiving a €530,000 commission tied to the rescue though he says he does not know whom the former prime minister lobbied.
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath said the Commission would table "a series of anti-corruption initiatives" before the end of 2026.
Fidesz says any decision taken by Judit Polgár, Péter Magyar's pick for the role, could later be annulled.
Tamás Sulyok argued that the amendment damaged legal certainty and the stability of Hungary's constitutional system.
Madrid judges have thrown out two of the four charges against Gómez, leaving her facing five years rather than the 24 her accusers demanded.
The EPPO has not disclosed the precise nature of the misconduct, citing confidentiality rules governing disciplinary proceedings.
The measure, known in Spain as the ley de nietos, or grandchildren's law, was written for the descendants of those driven out by political exile.
The court found David Sánchez guilty of administrative malfeasance, ruling that he had been a necessary party to the irregular creation of a job tailored for him.
Fidesz parliamentary group leader Gergely Gulyás said the move marked the end of constitutional democracy.
In the final quarter alone, 43.5 per cent of all devices were ordered, including 402 iPhones and 191 iPads worth almost €550,000.
The A310 is the largest aircraft in the Spanish air force's VIP fleet and is fitted out to carry about 80 passengers.
Farage has consistently described the money as an "unconditional personal gift" intended to fund his security, rather than a political donation.
It was one of the longest outages in the city’s post-war history.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Hungary, both long-standing critics of Orbán, questioned the process.
His departure comes less than a year after his government took office following the electoral victory of the Party of Action and Solidarity.
Xabier Ron, a high school teacher, will not be able to practice his profession for 15 years, since he has been prohibited from all work contact with minors.
EU prosecutors are conducting raids across France and other countries as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of EU funds by the far-right Identity and Democracy…
Since 2010, the Netherlands-based organisation has received around €760 million in EU public funding through the EIT.
Khan, a 56-year-old British barrister who took office in 2021, has strongly denied the allegations.
The Prime Minister’s remarks come amid mounting pressure on his minority government.
Carlos Martínez, the PSOE leader in the Castilla y León region and Soria's mayor for 19 years until April, said he viewed the investigation with "total tranquillity".
Investigators seized approximately €1.
MCC Brussels will appeal and described the move as a politically motivated attempt to marginalise a prominent conservative voice in the EU capital.
The move follows the discovery of a cache of jewels in a safe at Zapatero's Madrid office.
