Lithuania’s state anti-corruption body has warned that a new bill to allow for online-only gambling licences would create a “more favourable” environment for online operators…
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Latvia to host UN corruption discussion with Poland and Lithuania
Monday, May 31, 2021Latvia, alongside Lithuania and Poland, will be hosting a discussion at the UN General Assembly Special Session on Corruption this week, which you will be able…
The United States cannot survive the corruption of its leaders and the insouciance of its people
By Paul Craig Roberts on Monday, April 19, 2021The United States military was sent into Afghanistan two decades ago on the basis of a lie. The warmonger neoconservative George W. Bush regime lied…
Investors in Latvia point at slow progress in fight against corruption
Monday, February 8, 2021Foreign investors have pointed out that the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has been achieving progress in fight against corruption, but the progress is slow, according…
Estonian Finance Minister: EKRE has never benefited financially from decisions
Wednesday, January 13, 2021Finance minister and Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) leader Martin Helme says that his party says that his party has never received money or…
Lithuania’s ballooning defence spending leaves holes for corruption
Thursday, December 10, 2020With Lithuania’s defence budget going up 232 percent over a decade, the lack of open procurement has left opportunities for corruption to thrive. The country,…
Average bribes in Latvia between €20 000 and €30 000, say anti-graft cops
Tuesday, September 22, 2020From 2013 to 2019, the average amount of bribes offered, promised or given was between €20 000 and €30 000, the Corruption Prevention and Combating…
Lithuanian president proposes establishing corruption ratings
Thursday, June 4, 2020Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has proposed establishing a corruption resilience rating for the country’s institutions. The bill to reform the Law on Prevention of Corruption…
Lithuanian MP claims information on corruption was censored
Thursday, February 27, 2020Lithuanian MP Vytautas Bakas claimed the information he provided on alleged unlawful actions by a country’s state security institution were classified by the authorities. He…
Holocaust in Jerusalem and winter without snow
Monday, January 27, 2020HOW TO REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST Holocaust Remembrance Day has turned into a diplomatic fuss that sucked in the Lithuanian president, too. He was to take…