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Chile's police arrest at least 55 people in one of the country's largest fiscal fraud cases, amounting to about $275 million and implicating small- and mid-sized companies in different parts of the country. The suspects will stand trial for tax crimes, criminal association, money laundering, customs fraud and making false declarations.
2023-12-15

U.S. President Joe Biden announces that he will remove Gabon, Niger, Uganda and the Central African Republic from the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade program, because of "gross violations" of human rights and rampant political corruption, effective January 1, 2024.
2023-10-30

Former President of Moldova Igor Dodon is arrested on charges including corruption and treason.
2022-05-24

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns amid a corruption inquiry against him, although he continues to deny any wrongdoing.
2021-10-9

Prime Minister António Costa announces that all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions will be lifted on October 1, allowing nightclubs to reopen and restaurants to operate without capacity limits as more than 80% of people have been fully vaccinated.
2021-09-23

A United States court case gains new evidence and a guilty plea in relation to investigations of corruption and money laundering in Venezuela, adding a group who are suspected to be relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to the list of suspected accomplices.
2018-08-24

Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Paulo Portas quits after disagreeing with the prime minister's choice for Finance Minister, Maria Luís Albuquerque. The Minister for the Environment and Agriculture and the Minister of Social Security are also set to resign.
2013-07-2

José Sócrates, the Prime Minister of Portugal, announces a bail out deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
2011-05-3

José Sócrates, the caretaker Prime Minister of Portugal asks the European Union for financial assistance.
2011-04-6

The Prime Minister of Portugal José Sócrates resigns after the parliament rejects austerity measures.
2011-03-23