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Watch: Shadows over Spain — will corruption topple Sánchez?
Pedro Sánchez is positioning himself as the ultimate progressive hero, famously defying Donald Trump over the war in Iran. But at home, the Spanish prime minister is fighting a massive wave of domestic corruption scandals. What is going on?
Ukraine
Euroviews. Fiscal discipline as Ukraine's real test on the road to EU membership
Fiscal discipline will be Ukraine's real test on the road to EU membership, writes Danylo Hetmantsev, chair of parliament’s finance, tax and customs committee, in an op-ed for Euronews. He argues that Ukraine has already shown it can turn shadow economy reforms into real revenue.
Ukraine
Ukraine’s former energy minister charged with money laundering
Months after Ukraine was rocked by a major corruption investigation into the state nuclear power company Energoatom, former energy minister Herman Halushchenko was officially charged after being detained while attempting to leave the country.
Ukraine
Former Ukrainian energy minister detained in attempt to exit country
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said its forces detained Herman Halushchenko after he tried to cross the border during ongoing legal proceedings following a corruption scandal in the country's energy sector that rocked Kyiv last year.
Bangladesh
Former PM Sheikh Hasina and UK lawmaker niece sentenced in graft case
A special court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in prison, and her UK lawmaker niece, Tulip Siddiq to four, over corruption charges. Hasina is accused of misusing power to illegally secure plots of land in a government project to distribute to her family.
France
Le Pen denies claims of a ‘system’ to misuse EU funds at appeal trial
With the 2027 presidential election on the horizon, the outcome of the trial could determine whether Marine Le Pen — a three-time presidential candidate — will be able to run, or whether her current ban from political office will remain in place.
