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Two members of the Rural Development Foundation's management board have been detained by the Central Criminal Police over the mispayment of loans for coronavirus-struck companies. The Central Criminal Police said on Wednesday suspicions of abuse of...

The prosecutor's office has requested Center Party MP Mailis Reps' parliamentary immunity be waived, ahead of a criminal trial on corruption charges. Prosecutor's office spokesperson Kairi Küngas told ERR: "We are preparing to send the application...

An analysis conducted by the Ministry of the Interior has pointed out a common problem for all state institutions - there are hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of documents that should be available to the public, but are classified. Each...

Two doctors of the Orthopedics Center of the North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) are suspected of violating public procurement requirements and taking bribes, one of them also of fraud. The two doctors are currently on vacation and the hospital will...

To curb political funding, the Political Party Funding Supervision Committee (ERJK) may gain the right to check the expenses of political parties, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said on Wednesday. Speaking during her first Riigikogu question...

The Ministry of Justice is preparing to develop a bill to protect whistleblowers. By the end of 2021, Estonia must transfer the EU's Directive on the Protection of Whistleblowers into law. Minister of Justice Raivo Aeg (Isamaa) said: "A number of...

A report published today by the Council of Europe has pointed to several holes in the corruption prevention practices being implemented in Estonia's legislature and court system.

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said in a meeting with Parliament's special committee on implementation of the Anti-Corruption Act that only the legislature itself can come up with a parliamentary code of ethics.

A global study conducted by Ernst & Young has found that corruption and illegal practices are rising throughout the world, and the Baltics are no exception.

The second criminal case in two days has rocked the Estonian football world. Results of games played by Narva Trans in the premier league, Meistriliiga, are being scrutinized and six players are under suspicion of reaping monetary gains from betting on the outcomes of games, said Prosecutor General spokesperson Katrin Lunt.