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Tag: mafia

Sofia courts Brussels with illegal assets confiscation law - 04 May 2012 - News

Bulgaria passed a new law yesterday night (3 May) allowing the treasury to confiscate private assets that cannot be validated by a legal source of income, reported Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner publication in Bulgaria. The measure marks a further step in the country's attempt to win the EU's confidence in its judiciary system.

Parliament's 'mafia' committee holds first meeting - 19 April 2012 - News

The inaugural meeting of the European Parliament's new "mafia" committee took place on 17 April, bringing to fruition a longtime push by Italian MEP Rosario Crocetta, who has been under police protection since 2002 due to his activities against Sicilian organised crime.

Commission fosters confiscation of mafia assets - 12 March 2012 - News

The European Commission published today (12 March) a legislative proposal to make more effective the tools for freezing, managing and confiscating assets from organised crime and mafia across the EU.

Every third eavesdropping in Bulgaria illegal - 21 January 2011 - News

One in every three incidents of eavesdropping in Bulgaria are carried out without the authorisation of a judge, reports Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Sofia. A few days ago, the European Commission requested information from the Bulgarian authorities to ascertain the legality of massive eavesdropping in the country.

Wiretap scandal rocks Bulgarian government - 17 January 2011 - News

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is embroiled in a scandal involving taped phone conversations where he is allegedly heard speaking of the need to "protect" a controversial businessman from customs checks. Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria, reports.

Switzerland takes hard line on Kosovo organ-trafficking - 20 December 2010 - News

Switzerland on Friday (17 December) called on Kosovo and the international community, including the European Union, to launch a legal probe into allegations of organ trafficking by Albanian independence fighters.

Report: West tolerated Kosovo mafia - 16 December 2010 - News

A Council of Europe draft report alleging that Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi is a Mafia-style boss spells out a truth that diplomats privately acknowledge: the West in Kosovo has favoured stability over justice.

EU urged to reuse mafia assets to help needy - 09 December 2010 - News

MEPs and civil society representatives will call on the European Commission to propose legislation allowing property confiscated from criminal organisations to be used for social purposes to help alleviate the worst effects of the current economic crisis. 

WikiLeaks: Putin, Berlusconi deny mafia links - 03 December 2010 - News

Following the publication of another batch of leaked US diplomatic cables revealed by Wikileaks, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Italian colleague and friend Silvio Berlusconi denied allegations of mafia-type connections.

Bulgarian PM: ‘I am at war with the mafia Octopus’ - 12 February 2010 - News

The Bulgarian government is at war with the mafia, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists in Brussels on Thursday (11 February). He dramatically added that the outcome of a high-profile anti-mafia operation in his country, called 'Octopus', was still uncertain.

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