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A Spanish judge formally expanded her probe into the Spanish Super Cup to include the former player Gerard Piqué in a group of people now under official investigation. The investigation will focus on allegations of corruption and money laundering related to the hosting of the cup in Saudi Arabia in a lucrative move made by former federation president Luis Rubiales in 2019. The Madrid-based court said on Thursday that contracts signed between the federation and Saudi Arabia in 2019 and 2020 concluded in a 10-year agreement to stage the mini-football tournament in the Middle Eastern nation for €...
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Fearne sent a letter to Prime Minister Robert Abela communicating his decision after it was revealed on Wednesday (8 May) that his name was included in the chargesheet related to the privatisation of three state hospitals in a deal between the Maltese government and Vitals Global Healthcare, dating to the time when Fearne was health minister in the island republic, a post he held until January this year. “Although I am not privy to the contents of the magisterial inquiry and thus unaware of what the alleged charges against me are based on, I know what I have done and haven’t done as a Minister...
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Former Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat is among several former and current officials on the Mediterranean island facing criminal charges in a corruption scandal over a scheme to sell public hospitals to a private company. The charges, which mainly relate to money laundering, were brought by prosecutors on Monday but the hospital deal itself dates back to 2015 and has been the subject of multiple civil court rulings, audits, and investigative reports. Muscat has denied wrongdoing, writing in a Facebook post that if the charges were not so serious, they would be “laughable”. Experts said th...
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Malta's Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne continues to be the country's first choice for commissioner in the forthcoming EU executive, diplomats have confirmed, despite being charged by prosecutors on suspicion of misappropriation and fraud according to a judicial document seen by Euronews. The charges relate to the country’s latest corruption scandal involving the privatisation of three state hospitals in deal between the Maltese government and Vitals Global Healthcare, dating to the time when Fearne was health minister in the island republic, a post he held until January this year. In a Fac...
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will consider resigning after his wife was accused of corruption. A judicial investigation was launched on Wednesday into accusations by a right-wing legal platform that she used her position to influence business deals. The socialist leader has denied the allegations as false. In a letter posted on X, Sánchez said he is cancelling his public agenda until Monday when he will announce whether he will continue or step down. “I need to stop and reflect,” Sánchez wrote. “I must answer the question if it is worth it to continue, given the mud pit the...
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Ivanov, who was arrested on Tuesday, appeared in court in central Moscow on Wednesday morning, Russia's Investigative Committee said in a statement. It gave no further information, apart from specifying that Ivanov is suspected of taking an especially large bribe – a criminal offence punishable by up to 15 years in prison. He will remain in pre-trial custody. According to a statement from the court, investigators told Moscow's Basmany court on Wednesday that Ivanov had conspired with third parties to receive a bribe in the form of unspecified property services "during contracting and subcontra...
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A bleak picture has emerged from a report published Friday by the EU crime agency. Europol has identified 821 particularly threatening criminal networks with more than 25,000 members across the bloc. According to the agency, 86% of those networks can infiltrate the legal economy to hide their activities and launder their criminal profits. Europol cited the example of a gang leader identified as an Italian businessman of Argentinian origin residing in Marbella, Spain. The individual specialises in drug trafficking and money laundering and manages several companies, including one that imports ba...
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We had a big birthday party in town this week: NATO marked its 75th anniversary. There will be a real celebration in Washington in the summer, but the event was deemed so important that top officials came to Brussels for the occasion – and for a small party. And there was one special guest who traveled all the way from the archives of the US government to NATO headquarters: the original North Atlantic treaty. A historic document that solidified 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America. The anniversary came as the alliance discussed plans to provide more predictable longer...
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Thousands took to the streets of Budapest to protest after a former government insider turned critic released an audio recording embroiling top officials in Hungary in a conspiracy to cover up corruption. Peter Magyar, the ex-husband of Justice Minister Judit Varga, has released an audio recording featuring what appears to be Varga's voice describing how other government officials caused evidence to be removed from court records to cover up their roles in corrupt business dealings. On Tuesday morning, Magyar published a recording on Facebook and YouTube. "They suggested to the prosecutors what...
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