Daily Corruption News 20 September 2017 Today's Top Story Hungary: In Hungary, big trouble over little train Politico (TI mention) A routine trip by European lawmakers to Hungary to make sure EU cash is being spent properly has become the latest source of tension between Budapest and Brussels. Members of the European Parliamentâs Budgetary Control Committee are in Hungary this week to visit several projects funded by the bloc. But their decision to visit a railway connecting two villages with links to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán angered the government which accused the MEPs of seeking to interfere in Hungarian politics ahead of an election due in the spring. Other News Global: 'Azerbaijan Laundromat' scandal ensnares German MP Deutsche Welle (TI mention) Colombia: Supreme Court judge accepted money from senator: Colombiaâs jailed anti-corruption chief Colombia Reports Israel: Germany's Heckler & Koch to stop selling guns to Israel The Jerusalem Post (TI mention) Tajikistan: Ex-top anti-corruption officials jailed for corruption OCCRP Ukraine: Ukraine readies new high court as reforms take hold, justice minister says Reuters (TI mention) Blog/Opinion Guatemala: Guatemalans wage nonviolent resistance against crisis created by a criminal state Upside Down World USA: Who pays for the White House to lawyer up? The Washington Post From Transparency International Press Release: Ukraine must create an independent anti-corruption court News Feature: 3 things we've learned with the Anti-Corruption Summit in London 2016 Press Release: Transparency International tracker shows how countries are keeping anti-corruption summit promises
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