corruption
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The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has labelled Hungary as the EU's most corrupt country alongside Bulgaria in its Corruption Perceptions Index.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
In one forum, Youth Against Corruption, members planned the protest outside parliament on 8 September.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Corruption has drained the revolutionary fervor that sustained the state’s legitimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
In October the nongovernmental organization Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity reported that a Mexican subsidiary of the state-owned oil company, Pemex, sent $3 billion of crude to Cuba between May and August.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
The Daily Post published a leader on “Glaring Corruption and Wholesale Venality.”
From World's End A Story in Three Books by Jefferies, Richard
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