While on a state visit to the nation’s capital, the European Commission’s vice president, Viviane Reding, warned the Bulgarian government to put a stop to corruption, the local media reported, July 23. ...

The case against three former Czech MPs accused of accepting bribes in exchange for letting a controversial tax law pass in parliament may not see court, the Czech media reported, July 16. ...

The Bulgarian capital’s former prosecutor, Nikolay Kokinov, was removed from the judiciary after 19 peers from the Supreme Judiciary Council (VSS) voted in favor of his removal, international media reported, July 11. ...

Traffic policemen from the central Polish town of Lowicz were stopped by the Office of Internal Affairs (BSW) on charges of accepting cash benefits and the abuse of power, Polish media reported, July 11. ...

A Romanian court sentenced the former mayor of southern city Craiova, Antonie S., to three years in prison for receiving bribes, the local media reported, July 12. ...

The mayor of Russian city Yaroslavl, located some 250 km northeast of Moscow, Yevgeny U., and four close associates, were indicted for corruption, the international media reported, July 4. ...

A Czech state attorney has demanded that the Czech Parliament lifts disgraced former Prime Minister Petr Necas’ political immunity so that he could be prosecuted on alleged corruption and bribery charges, the local media reported, July 8. ...

New developments have taken place in the Azotara fertilizer company scandal as a Belgrade district court set bail for Zvonimir N., who stands accused of corruption, Serbian wire service Tanjug reported, July 3. ...

The Romanian Transport Minister, Relu F., may be sent to prison for 15 years if he is charged for corruption after selling old electrical equipment to a foreign firm and passing it off as new, Romanian media reported July 5. ...

The Brno Municipal Court began proceedings against Ronald A., who stands accused of trying to bribe the former deputy defense minister, the local media reported, July 2. ...