Confidentiality

Journalistic confidentiality must be respected by everyone and cannot be protected a la carte, depending on who is behind a journalistic investigation.

We need investigative journalism, as long as it respects the elementary code of conduct, in order to exercise control and create a legitimate fear of publicizing criminal acts, or simply irresponsible handling of events.

The Independent Authority Against Corruption in Cyprus has expressed concerns about the reluctance of Cypriot applicants to investigate complaints involving local officials. As a result, the authority has decided to broaden its search for suitable candidates and has appointed two lead investigators, George Kampanella and Tanveer Qureshi, based in London.

The era of mystery-cloaked numbered Swiss bank accounts has officially come to a close as Switzerland, the world's biggest center for managing offshore wealth, has begun automatically sharing client data with tax authorities in dozens of other countries.

Nikos Sakellariou announced Wednesday he was stepping down as president of Greece's highest administrative court, in the first such resignation in the court's history. 

Police arrested a 23-year-old Tuesday on charges of distributing child pornography online.

The suspect was traced to his home in Attica by police who were tipped off by the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Authorities had earlier secured permission from an Athens prosecutor to temporarily lift the confidentiality of communications law.

Julian Assange's six-year stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London is dangerous for both physical and mental health. This is the results of his last medical examination conducted by two medics in October for a total of 20 hours in 3 days, according to a news agency.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Dec. 13 ruled that Turkey breached an applicant's right to respect for private and family life after prison authorities failed to secure the confidentiality of a letter sent by the convict to her lawyer. 

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov has sent to Parliament the report of AlixPartners Services UK LLP report on tracking the assets of insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB).

Findings that the co-pilot believed to have deliberately crashed a Germanwings plane hid psychological problems from his employer prompted a charged debate in Germany on Monday on patients' right to privacy.