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Kalinic extradited
In a landmark action that’s taken the better part of the summer to accomplish, Croatia last week extradited an underworld figure to Serbia to face...

Notorious arms dealer Bout heading to US court
Better late than never: A Thai court ruled last week that Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout could be extradited to the US, where he’s wanted on...

Balkans: Kalinic won’t fight extradition
A Croatian member of a once-powerful mob group based in neighboring Serbia may soon be the first Croatian citizen to be extradited , as per a...

Kosovo bank head arrested
The head of Kosovo’s central bank was arrested Friday in connection with a corruption investigation run by the European Union’s justice mission...

Gallup poll: Corruption main problem for Western Balkans
Corruption and organized crime are the biggest problems in the Western Balkans, crippling foreign investment and making a misery out of everyday...

CCWatch Briefs

Serbian combat against organized crime
Seizing bank accounts, homes, cars – anything that is the product of dirty money – is Serbia’s new tool in its fight...

OSCE: BiH Judiciary Report
Politicians’ comments about a major court in Bosnia-Herzegovina – which covers corruption, organized crime and war crimes –...

Bulgaria: Pledges to End OC
Bulgaria’s top law enforcement authorities have pledged to eradicate organized crime, marking the first time the authorities...

A look at Croatia’s Corruption Fighting President
The recent election in Croatia of Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic as President by an overwhelming margin has been interpreted by...

Controversial Journalist Murdered in Sofia
Bobi Tsankov, a controversial journalist and media personality who had recently published articles and a book detailing his...

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CCWatch Indepth

Tracing a Fugitive’s Business Deals
The origins of Darko Šarić’s fortune remain unclear despite his letter to...

Security Firm connected to Drug Lord
The Serbian Ministry of Interior (MUP) twice issued permits to a security firm...

New Reality for Arms Dealers?
Ten years ago, the names of globe-trotting and elusive arms traffickers like...

Naser Kelmendi: From Kosovo Inmate to Sarajevo Businessman
Naser Kelmendi, whose alleged drug dealing has long made him a target of Balkan...

Alert: E. Europe ID Hacks
Warnings about Eastern European cybercrime that counterfeits cards and drains...

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Serbian combat against organized crime

Thursday, 08 July 2010 11:28

Seizing bank accounts, homes, cars – anything that is the product of dirty money – is Serbia’s new tool in its fight against organized criminal groups. The tactic appears to be putting a serious scare into crime bosses, who police said are plotting assassinations of top government officials in response.

OSCE: BiH Judiciary Report

Thursday, 04 February 2010 00:00

Politicians’ comments about a major court in Bosnia-Herzegovina – which covers corruption, organized crime and war crimes – interfere with judiciary independence, according to a report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) last month.

Bulgaria: Pledges to End OC

Thursday, 04 February 2010 00:00

Bulgaria’s top law enforcement authorities have pledged to eradicate organized crime, marking the first time the authorities have announced a major effort to address the problem in a nation that has the worst crime reputation in the 27-nation European Union.

A look at Croatia’s Corruption Fighting President

Monday, 25 January 2010 00:00

The recent election in Croatia of Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic as President by an overwhelming margin has been interpreted by many in the media and international community as a public mandate for the country’s European integration and the enforcement of anti-corruption measures.

Controversial Journalist Murdered in Sofia

Thursday, 07 January 2010 00:00

Bobi Tsankov, a controversial journalist and media personality who had recently published articles and a book detailing his experiences with leading organized crime figures in Bulgaria, was shot dead Tueday in a daylight attack in downtown Sofia.

Foreign jurists to stay in BiH- but defanged

Thursday, 17 December 2009 00:00

International judges and prosecutors in the organized crime and corruption divisions of BiH’s Court and Prosecutor’s Office will soon be handing over their ongoing cases, including those against prominent politicians – to local counterparts.

TI Corruption Index

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 01:00

Some countries in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union saw their scores on a prominent corruption survey improve from last year, but widespread corruption still persists, according to the Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International (TI).

Bulgaria: Asset Seizure?

Friday, 13 November 2009 01:00

The government of Bulgaria has proposed a new law on the seizure of illegally obtained assets, part of an attempt to respond to the EU censure last year for failure to combat organized crime.

Bourke Sentenced for Bribes

Thursday, 12 November 2009 01:00

An American investor was sentenced to 366 days in prison and fined $1 million for conspiring to bribe officials in Azerbaijan in oil deal-making that a US prosecutor called the most audacious and corrupt scheme attempted in the former Soviet Union.

Index: US State Most Secretive

Thursday, 05 November 2009 01:00

The United States received a dubious first-place ranking in a new report that for the first time has ranked secretive financial jurisdictions not just by their levels of secrecy, but also by how much money flows through a place every year.