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On Thursday, Parliament endorsed reduced reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Ukrainian Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk have tendered their resignations following the corruption scandal in the country's energy sector. This comes after anti-corruption investigators announced they were investigating allegations of bribery in connection with construction work carried out to protect energy facilities. Commentators also see President Volodymyr Zelensky under pressure and support from the West wavering.

Just under eight months after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, President Erdoğan's main political rival, Turkish prosecutors have charged him with offences that could carry a penalty of up to 2,430 years in prison. The charges include corruption and leading a criminal organisation. The arrest of the CHP politician last spring triggered mass protests across the country.

This week France commemorates the victims of the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015, in which Islamist terrorists killed 130 people at the Bataclan concert hall, outside the Stade de France football stadium and at several street cafés. Commentators take stock a decade on.

On Thursday, Parliament supported the nominations of Nikolaos Milionis from Greece and Pierre Moscovici from France for the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Committee on Budgetary Control

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