A short article by Robert Kurz on corporate corruption in the context of the decline of “corporatism”, with particular reference to Germany and the trade unions, the Works Committees and the Siemens ...

Berlin, 10 February 2026 – Despite ranking as the world's least corrupt region, progress against corruption in Western Europe and the European Union (EU) has stalled over the past decade. The region’s ...

Feb. 11 (UPI) --Denmark topped the rankings of 180 countries globally with the lowest levels of public-sector corruption for the seventh year straight in 2024, closely followed by Finland and ...

Former Volkswagen union boss Klaus Volkert has been jailed for nearly three years for his part in a sex and corruption scandal that rocked VW and corporate Germany. Volkert pocketed around EUR2m ...

Germany's foreign minister criticized Ukraine for removing independence of anti-corruption agencies Volodymyr Zelenskyy has defended the reforms amid anti-government protests Meanwhile, Ukrainian and ...

A former DaimlerChrysler employee has been found guilty of corruption and breach of trust, according to the Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper. The former head of construction and building works at the ...

Klaus Kleinfeld's office here is dominated by a photograph of a storm-tossed sea off the Icelandic coast. Kleinfeld relishes the churning image, he said, though as a counterpoint, he has hung a ...

Patrick Graichen, appointed as State Secretary with the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, was dismissed by Minister Robert Habeck. Calls for his removal grew after an internal ...

Accra, Mar 21, GNA – The European Union and Germany have launched a three-year project to combat corruption in Ghana. Dubbed “Strengthening the Rule of Law and Fight Against Corruption in Ghana,” the ...