The Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) voiced serious concern over the new criminal code adopted by Parliament, saying that the code is likely to hinder corruption investigations, the DNA wrote in a statement, on Jan. 1. ...

Serbian president, Tomislav Nikolic, announced that information on police operations concerned with drug trafficking is being leaked to criminals from the highest echelons of government ...

Former Czech Defense Minister, Martin B., rebuffed charges and pleaded not guilty of attempting to bribe the representative of a military vehicles supplier in 2008, the local media reported on Jan. 20. ...

The Czech Republic gained the highest place out of the whole CEE region in terms of economic freedom, according to a survey carried out by international research institute , The Heritage Foundation. ...

Officers from the Polish central investigation bureau announced the seizure of class A and B drugs worth an estimated PLN 500,000. ...

An inspector from the main Moscow police department suspected of bribery was arrested in Moscow after police seized USD 500,000, Russian daily Gazeta.ru reported on Jan. 14. ...

A private email account belonging to Romania’s intelligence service (SRI) director, George Maior, was hacked by a mysterious hacker who calls himself Guccifer, the local media reported on Jan. 8. ...

The Polish authorities have charged 11 people as part of an ongoing investigation into tax fraud, on the construction of the A1 and A2 motorways, worth an estimated PLN 4.6 mln, the local media reported on Jan. 6. ...

The Bulgarian ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) has hit the headlines once again as two of its deputies stand accused of financial crimes, the local media reported on Jan. 2. ...

The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) busted a money laundering and fraud ring, which dealt in gold and silver, in a scam worth some PLN 35 mln, the Polish media reported, on Dec. 20. ...