Royal Commission

The former president of the European Commission passed away at the age of 98

The European Commission will take part in the investigation into the causes of the deadly accident at Tempe on February 28, and also monitor the implementation of the contracts for the upgrading of the railway network, according to a decision on Tuesday during contacts made in Brussels by the minister of state, responsible for infrastructure and transport issues Giorgos Gerapetritis.

The information must be forwarded to the Commission of Inquiry into Missing Persons (CMP) for investigation

A report more than five years ago by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission detailed harsh mistreatment inflicted on Indigenous children at the institutions

Greece's Competition Commission has unveiled a new proposal for the way it prioritizes its caseload, whether for cases initiated by the Commission or following outside reports.

The European Commission issued on Wednesday its latest report on steps taken by Bulgaria on judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime.

European lawmakers approved on Dec. 17 a wide-ranging probe into the Volkswagen emissions scandal and allegations that EU regulators turned a blind eye to suspicious pollution testing of diesel cars.

On Oct. 31, 2014, a small bus carrying seasonal agriculture workers drove into a curve and fell into a ditch. The vehicle had twice as many passengers as its capacity; bodies and injured people were scattered around and 17 people died. 

Turkey's TV watchdog has fined six private broadcasters for breaching a gag order on the parliamentary graft inquiry commission's process by "reading out newspaper articles."

The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) had announced that it would monitor TV broadcasters after the ban on the graft commission's inquiry was issued.

The authorities must ensure that major parts of the law which haven’t been implemented for nine years are now put into practice, the International Commission on Missing Persons said.