Minister of Justice Kalle Laanet (Reform) has sent a draft bill which would protect whistleblowers in the workplace, and which is aimed at ensuring the protection of those who covertly report violations of the law in public sector institutions, and
The Central Criminal Police's corruption bureau has filed a criminal complaint against Armylaw OÜ and two of its associates for offering exemptions from conscription service. Initial reports indicate that falsified information and documents were
The Office of the Prosecutor General on Tuesday launched criminal proceedings to investigate use of Ukraine aid sums by Estonian NGO Slava Ukraini. Proceedings were launched based on the section of the Penal Code on embezzlement. Public Prosecutor
Transferring large sums to companies reporting solid profits should be ruled out in the world of charity, and answers by the supervisory board of NGO Slava Ukraini and its head Johanna-Maria Lehtme have not been exhaustive, said Steven-Hristo Evestus
There is no evidence of intentional violations on the part of a ministry deputy secretary general's oversight in not declaring ownership of share options with mobility app firm Bolt, both the Prosecutor's Office and the CEO of NGO Corruption-free
Sandra Särav, deputy secretary general for business and consumer environment at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, had failed to list Bolt stock options she owns on her declaration of financial interests. Särav says she was unaware
White collar crime in Estonia rose in 2022, according to Ministry of Justice data, which reports among other things a 53 percent rise in crimes relating to corruption, which totaled 165 cases last year. Of these, bribery was commonest, with 107 cases
The Harju County Court on Tuesday decided to terminate the criminal case of former diplomat Clyde Kull for lack of purposefulness. Kull is ordered to pay €25,000 into public revenues. Kull, charged with embezzlement and fraud, admitted to misusing
Eerik Heldna, director of the Customs Department of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA), and Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Director General Elmar Vaher were detained Tuesday morning on suspicions of fraud and aiding fraud, respectively
European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly is launching a probe into European Commission officials' flights paid for by companies and foreign governments after Politico ran a story last week alleging that EU transport chief Henrik Hololei had accepted free
The adoption of the EU's whistleblower protection directive will be decided by the next Riigikogu, elected after the March 5 election, Minister of Justice Lea Danilson-Järg (Isamaa) said on Thursday. She said Estonia may end up having to pay a fine
Estonia's position did not change in Transparency International's corruption perceptions index in 2022, with the country tied for 14-17th place with Canada, Iceland and Uruguay. "There have been no significant changes for us this time, positive or
Despite requirements put in place in 2021 to record all meetings between lobbyists and Riigikogu MPs, the latter have seen little interest in creating a register of same, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Wednesday. All ministries and
Former Tartu deputy mayor Kajar Lember has been acquitted by Tartu County Court of charges related to violating procedural restrictions and bribery. The Prosecutor's Office had accused Lember of knowingly committing a large-scale violation of the
Riigikogu MPs' deadline to present proposed beneficiaries of an annual regional funding round was Monday, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported. Dubbed "protection money" (Estonian: Katuseraha, literally "roof money"), the funds are
Estonia has climbed one spot on year to rank at fifth lowest risk for corruption in the 2022 Global Corruption Index (GCI) compiled and published by risk management company Global Risk Profile (GRP). Norway topped the GCI ranking this year as least
Six more people have been declared suspects in a Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) investigation into a corruption scandal which has engulfed the city government and council in the eastern Estonian town of Kohtla-Järve. The new suspects are in
A local entrepreneur and several Kohtla-Järve council members and officials were arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) announced. The charges are related to the giving and receiving of bribes and influence
Amendments to the Political Parties Act initiated during the previous government's time have, following a round of coordination, gotten stuck in the Ministry of Justice. Minister Lea Danilson-Järg described the bill to ramp up party funding
Siret Kotka, deputy chair of the Social Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu and a member of the Center Party, who owns several apartments in Tallinn, lives in a rented flat and collects her housing allowance from the Chancellery of the Riigikogu. The