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OPECPE's Dependence on Private Company Raises Concerns of Financial Irregularities
Former OPECPE IT head Panagiotis Theodoropoulos's March 2025 testimony to the EPPO detailed OPECPE's concerning dependence on Neuropublic, a private company, hindering cloud migration and potentially costing €300,000, raising concerns about transparency and financial irregularities within the organi...
OPECPE's Dependence on Private Company Raises Concerns of Financial Irregularities
Former OPECPE IT head Panagiotis Theodoropoulos's March 2025 testimony to the EPPO detailed OPECPE's concerning dependence on Neuropublic, a private company, hindering cloud migration and potentially costing €300,000, raising concerns about transparency and financial irregularities within the organi...
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52% Bias Score
Spain's Public Procurement: Corruption Perception Worsens, Exceeding EU Averages
A European Commission report reveals Spain's public procurement is a high-risk area for corruption, with 91% of companies perceiving it as widespread, exceeding the EU average and worsening since 2018; a former high-ranking official admitted prioritizing projects for electoral gain.
Spain's Public Procurement: Corruption Perception Worsens, Exceeding EU Averages
A European Commission report reveals Spain's public procurement is a high-risk area for corruption, with 91% of companies perceiving it as widespread, exceeding the EU average and worsening since 2018; a former high-ranking official admitted prioritizing projects for electoral gain.
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56% Bias Score
Ferguson Shipyard Needs £25 Million to Survive
The Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow urgently needs £25 million to secure its future, facing a lack of work after next year despite possessing high-quality shipbuilding skills, owing to decades of underinvestment and recent governance issues.
Ferguson Shipyard Needs £25 Million to Survive
The Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow urgently needs £25 million to secure its future, facing a lack of work after next year despite possessing high-quality shipbuilding skills, owing to decades of underinvestment and recent governance issues.
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44% Bias Score
Spanish Judge Jails Former PSOE Official Over Bribery Scheme
A Spanish judge ordered the pre-trial imprisonment of former PSOE official Santos Cerdán on Monday, citing evidence of his central role in an alleged bribery scheme involving at least €620,000 in bribes from Acciona, paid through his connections with former Minister José Luis Ábalos and Ábalos's for...
Spanish Judge Jails Former PSOE Official Over Bribery Scheme
A Spanish judge ordered the pre-trial imprisonment of former PSOE official Santos Cerdán on Monday, citing evidence of his central role in an alleged bribery scheme involving at least €620,000 in bribes from Acciona, paid through his connections with former Minister José Luis Ábalos and Ábalos's for...
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48% Bias Score
Spahn Faces Scrutiny Over €2.3 Billion COVID-19 Mask Procurement Scandal
Germany's former health minister, Jens Spahn, faces scrutiny over the costly procurement of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially costing the government €2.3 billion, and prompting calls for his resignation and a review of pandemic response measures.
Spahn Faces Scrutiny Over €2.3 Billion COVID-19 Mask Procurement Scandal
Germany's former health minister, Jens Spahn, faces scrutiny over the costly procurement of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially costing the government €2.3 billion, and prompting calls for his resignation and a review of pandemic response measures.
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48% Bias Score
EU Counters China's Discriminatory Medical Device Trade Practices
The European Commission imposed restrictions on Chinese companies bidding for EU medical device contracts over €5 million, limiting Chinese inputs to 50%, in response to China's discriminatory practices against EU medical device manufacturers, marking the first use of the EU's International Procurem...
EU Counters China's Discriminatory Medical Device Trade Practices
The European Commission imposed restrictions on Chinese companies bidding for EU medical device contracts over €5 million, limiting Chinese inputs to 50%, in response to China's discriminatory practices against EU medical device manufacturers, marking the first use of the EU's International Procurem...
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44% Bias Score
Turkish Mayor, 5 Others Arrested in Corruption Sting
Şile Municipality Mayor Özgür Kabadayı and 5 others were arrested on July 10th in Istanbul, Turkey, on charges of organized crime, bribery, corruption, and bid-rigging; a municipality lawyer was caught accepting a €20,000 bribe.
Turkish Mayor, 5 Others Arrested in Corruption Sting
Şile Municipality Mayor Özgür Kabadayı and 5 others were arrested on July 10th in Istanbul, Turkey, on charges of organized crime, bribery, corruption, and bid-rigging; a municipality lawyer was caught accepting a €20,000 bribe.
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40% Bias Score
Navarra Government Awards \$76 Million Contract to Blacklisted Company
The Navarra regional government awarded a \$76 million contract to Servinabar, a company blacklisted for non-compliance with accounting obligations, despite objections from the contract's auditor and secretary who cited irregularities and evidence of a pre-determined outcome.
Navarra Government Awards \$76 Million Contract to Blacklisted Company
The Navarra regional government awarded a \$76 million contract to Servinabar, a company blacklisted for non-compliance with accounting obligations, despite objections from the contract's auditor and secretary who cited irregularities and evidence of a pre-determined outcome.
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68% Bias Score
Bulgarian Political Crisis: Leaked Audio Recording Shakes "Continue the Change" Party
A leaked audio recording alleging corruption within Bulgaria's "Continue the Change" (PP) party has caused multiple resignations, shaken the PP-DB coalition, and potentially opened the door for President Radev's political project; the recording details a scheme where firms allegedly provided campaig...
Bulgarian Political Crisis: Leaked Audio Recording Shakes "Continue the Change" Party
A leaked audio recording alleging corruption within Bulgaria's "Continue the Change" (PP) party has caused multiple resignations, shaken the PP-DB coalition, and potentially opened the door for President Radev's political project; the recording details a scheme where firms allegedly provided campaig...
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60% Bias Score
Controversial Belate Tunnel Contract Under Investigation for Irregularities
The €76 million contract for the Belate tunnel widening in Navarra, Spain, awarded to Acciona, Servinabar 2000, and Excavaciones Fermín Osés in January 2024, is under investigation for alleged irregularities, including undisclosed financial interests of a political figure and insufficient justificat...
Controversial Belate Tunnel Contract Under Investigation for Irregularities
The €76 million contract for the Belate tunnel widening in Navarra, Spain, awarded to Acciona, Servinabar 2000, and Excavaciones Fermín Osés in January 2024, is under investigation for alleged irregularities, including undisclosed financial interests of a political figure and insufficient justificat...
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48% Bias Score
Spahn Faces €2.3 Billion Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Mask Procurement
Germany's former health minister, Jens Spahn, faces a potential €2.3 billion payout due to lawsuits over overpriced COVID-19 masks procured against expert advice; an inquiry commission is proposed to investigate pandemic-era actions and improve future crisis management.
Spahn Faces €2.3 Billion Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Mask Procurement
Germany's former health minister, Jens Spahn, faces a potential €2.3 billion payout due to lawsuits over overpriced COVID-19 masks procured against expert advice; an inquiry commission is proposed to investigate pandemic-era actions and improve future crisis management.
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36% Bias Score
Former Mayor Faces Prosecution for Alleged Contract Splitting
Virginia Borrallo, former mayor of Jerez de los Caballeros and current advisor at the Badajoz Provincial Council, is being prosecuted for allegedly splitting three sports track construction projects into thirteen smaller contracts between 2018 and 2019 to avoid proper bidding procedures, totaling ov...
Former Mayor Faces Prosecution for Alleged Contract Splitting
Virginia Borrallo, former mayor of Jerez de los Caballeros and current advisor at the Badajoz Provincial Council, is being prosecuted for allegedly splitting three sports track construction projects into thirteen smaller contracts between 2018 and 2019 to avoid proper bidding procedures, totaling ov...
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44% Bias Score
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