Daily Corruption News: 5 October 2012
Today's top story
Italy: Italy moves to rein in graft, local government finances
Reuters
Italy's cabinet approved emergency legislation on Thursday to rein in the spending of regions and provinces and avoid any repetition of recent financial scandals involving local government.
More news
Germany: Merkel’s challenger rebuffs criticism of high earnings
Reuters (TI mention)
India: Activists question Robert Vadra’s property holdings
The Wall Street Journal blogs
Malaysia: Graft probe launched after Malaysian official throws a 130,000-guest wedding
Agence France-Presse
Nigeria: Nigeria graft watchdog jails two staff for demanding bribes
Reuters
UK: Removal of Bribery Act guidance creates vacuum, say lawyers
TrustLaw
Blogs and opinion
Poland: The “other” corruption
TrustLaw
USA: Is a royal family member a foreign official? Depends…
The Wall Street Journal blogs
News from Transparency International
On the blog: Hackers use technology to fight corruption
Web feature: Monitoring climate money: top-down meets bottom-up
