Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the Moscow police of corruption and negligence after a city police officer was beaten up by a suspect at a market while his colleagues stood by and watched, the local media reported, August 1. ...

The former Labor Minister Vladimir S. and his colleague from the IT sector Milan H. are facing criminal charges in what seems to be a continuing purge on corruption within the Czech Republic’s governmental structures, the media reported, July 29. ...

The impending acquisition of Bulgarian pension fund Doverie by U.K. registered investor group United Capital sparked controversy in Bulgaria as it transpired that nothing is known about the deal, the Bulgarian media reported, July 29. ...

The number of companies set up in Central and Eastern Europe, which received private-equity backing in 2012, increased for the third year in a row, a report by the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) published July 24 states. ...

Investors involved in Polish Special Economic Zones are holding their breath in anticipation of the government’s decision on how they will continue to function, Polish media reported July 26. ...

Polish Inspector General for the Protection of Personal Data announced that it plans to conduct a series of audits in law firms to see if they know how to keep clients’ secrets, Polish media reported July 26. ...

An entrepreneur who reports being part of a price fixing scheme may be absolved of fines by taking advantage of a special amnesty program “leniency”, the Polish media wrote July 26. ...

Corporate detectives are routinely asked the following question: Does Central Europe pose a risk to my business? ...

Bulgarian fraudsters are no exception when it comes to abusing EU VAT rules on cross-border transactions within the EU and have created their own variant of the missing trader fraud, which is currently stripping the Bulgarian Treasury of at least an estimated EUR 200 mln every year, Bulgarian police and customs office sources told CEE Insight. ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is close to owning majority stakes in most of Hungary’s major publications, which could seriously undermine Hungarian media freedoms, media insiders report. ...