Author: Nicolas Giannakopoulos

Following the FIFA investigation about the biding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, Mr Michael Garcia, independent ethics investigator, resigned in mid-December, in protest of the handling of his report. See the link here.

Le 16 décembre 2014, les dirigeants européens avaient une occasion unique afin de faire un pas en avant en ce qui concerne la transparence fiscale et plus spécifiquement au sujet de la réforme de la directive européenne anti-blanchiment. Une occasion ratée. En effet, si les gouvernements européens ont acceptés la création de registres nationaux listant…

Raffaele Cantone, 51, is a former anti-mafia judge from Napoli, one of the heart of Italian mafia. Recently nominated by Matteo Renzi, the man will have to pursue enquiries about the Expo 2015 case as well as many others. Link : http://www.lemonde.fr/m-actu/article/2014/12/19/raffaele-cantone-l-arme-anti-mafia-de-matteo-renzi_4543103_4497186.html#xtor=AL-32280270

Following the Petrobras affair, Jorge Hage, head of anti-corruption in Brzail, resigned the 8th of December. Appointed during President Lula’s mandate, Mr. Hage took office in 2006. Link : http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/176727/brazil%E2%80%99s-anticorruption-comptroller-resigns

Face au positionnement de la France à la 26ème place de son classement mondial au sujet de la corruption, Transparency International – France a décidé d’agir en proposant une palette de six moyens innovants et destinés au grand public. L’ensemble de ces outils interactifs sont consultables sur la plateforme dédiée, suite à ce score de la France….

Italia press is such as La Repubblica, Il Post or  Il Sole-24 Ore revealed a new well-established mafia network in Italy. More than 30 people were already arrested and 39 are prosecuted by italian courts. In the “Middle World”, there is no fellowship of the ring neither Orcs. The nickname – referring to Tolkien’s mythology in The Lord of the…

Les Etats sont-ils dépassés par rapport à la problématique de la criminalité organisée et de la corruption ? Des initiatives de la société civiles (Libera , Anticor, Flare, mafias.fr) peuvent-elles palier en partie à ce manque ? Autant de questions à l’heure où le Groupe d’Action Financière (GAFI) estime à entre 600 et 1800 milliards de dollars l’ensemble…

“The Ombudsman noted that EULEX did not follow its standard procedure for investigating such allegations. She also found that the way in which the external prosecutor was recruited needed to be examined. However, given that the expert recently appointed by the EU High Representative has made it clear that these issues will form part of…

The OECD released an extensive report about foreign bribery early December.  According to the report, more than 427 cases were dealt with justice since 1999, when the organization launched its convention. It looks like public mandates (27%) and customs (11%) are the most targeted. Link : http://www.oecd.org/daf/oecd-foreign-bribery-report-9789264226616-en.htm