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European Commission blacklists groups lobbying for Huawei
EU executive won’t meet with lobby groups “acting on Huawei’s behalf” following bribery scandal.

Huawei top executive in Europe charged in Belgian corruption probe

Huawei fires 2 staffers in response to corruption scandal

Huawei corruption probe: 8 charged

Huawei corruption scandal: Police search European Parliament Strasbourg offices

Meet the Mafia-busting MEP taking the fight against organized crime to Brussels

Qatargate reforms helped us identify Huawei bribery scandal, Parliament president says
Huawei bribery scandal: 4 charged with corruption
Searches also took place at the offices of the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday.
Huawei bribery scandal reignites EU corruption fight
Two years after Qatargate, Parliament is still split over reform in its ethics checks.
Huawei bribery scandal rocks European Parliament
Chinese tech giant’s offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.
Fact-check: Did the European Commission really pay NGOs to lobby for the Green Deal?
Confidential contracts seen by POLITICO do not tend to support claims that the executive paid green groups to lobby on its behalf.
Moldova ready to pump gas to Russian-backed separatists amid humanitarian crisis
Any deal must not become a back door for Russian influence, says Moldovan official.
Former MEP Maria Arena charged in Qatargate scandal
Ex-S&D politician is charged with participating in a criminal organization, more than two years after the corruption scandal broke.
Political attacks on central banks multiply as Bank of Latvia comes under fire
Governments desperate for a way out of stagnation are encroaching ever more on the ECB’s turf.
France’s Sarkozy to face trial over accusations that Gaddafi funded his first presidential run
The former French president faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
Belgian police gave von der Leyen no warning about Reynders probe
The EU has not launched its own investigation into money laundering allegations against the former justice commissioner.
Key Georgescu backer raided in Romania election probe
Investigation focuses on money laundering, bribing voters and computer fraud in connection with Romania’s canceled presidential election.
Thousands of euros found in Reynders’ homes by police, media reports say
It’s alleged Reynders laundered money for years through the Belgian national lottery.
€36B tax fraud scandal returns to haunt Germany’s Scholz
Beleaguered leader to be grilled over his dealings with one of the banks connected to the “cum-ex” affair.
Former Justice Commissioner Reynders’ residences searched by police
Reynders has only been out of office for a few days.
Cyprus revokes more high-profile ‘golden’ passports
Those affected include Russian oligarch Alexei Kuzmichev, metals baron Oleg Deripaska, former FSB investigator Sergey Kovbasyuk and Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky, who was arrested in Kyiv on charges of fraud and money laundering.
A single point of failure
Why Europe’s diamond control node undermines African sovereignty and the Kimberley Process
Britain’s art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown
Experts fear tough rules for the art world — meant to root out criminals — will send business to New York and Hong Kong.
Albania’s former president arrested on corruption allegations
Relations between the country’s former president and current PM have deteriorated.
Global money laundering body to consider blacklisting Russia
Lowering Russia’s ranking requires consensus from the Financial Action Task Force’s multilateral membership.
Italy, Germany, Netherlands short-listed for top job running EU dirty money watchdog
Germany’s spot will vex other EU countries after Frankfurt was chosen to host the watchdog.
Waste scandal haunts Cyprus’ EU pick as he heads to Brussels
A decade-old environmental dispute in Limassol, Cyprus, is raising questions over Costas Kadis’ run for EU commissioner.
Cops infiltrate ‘Ghost’ encryption app used by drug lords, mafia
International bust is the latest win for law enforcement over criminals seeking to hide their tracks.
You cannot be serious! Europe’s next migration chief was a tennis hotshot
Magnus Brunner was one of the favorites to be economy commissioner. He’ll be dealing with borders instead.
The bewildering politics of Telegram
Here are two big reasons the controversial app just became a global flashpoint.
The battle over Iran’s terror financing
While the war in Gaza makes the headlines, Europe and the U.S. are worried about Hezbollah’s illicit financing.