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2 clusters · 2 sources · 23 days · First seen 26 days ago · Last updated 4 days ago

Balkans corruption allegations

Entities: Bosnia and Herzegovina tourism project · Robert Dacešin · Banja Luka · Lista za pravdu i red · Nebojša Vukanović

Overview

In early July, reports highlighted two separate corruption claims in the Balkans: a Bosnian politician’s assertion that a businessman had received a €10 million kick‑back and a Croatian whistle‑blower’s accusation of an irregular award to the Medikol firm. A few weeks later, a Bosnian opposition leader alleged that a well‑known travel blogger was paid public funds to promote political figures, a charge the blogger publicly refuted, detailing the modest budget allocated for a tourism tour and noting a financial loss. The two entries illustrate a pattern of high‑profile accusations and denials concerning misuse of public money and alleged bribes across the region.

Timeline

4 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Nebojša Vukanović claims travel blogger Robert Dacešin took public money for political promotion
Nebojša Vukanović accused travel blogger Robert Dacešin of taking public funds to promote corrupt politicians; Dacešin denied the claim, stating he only received 3,000 KM from Banja Luka for a tourism project.
26 days ago

[INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
Balkans corruption cases: Trivić’s “10 million” claim in Bosnia and Lukić’s Medikol award in Croatia
Jelena Trivić says court rulings prove the “10 million” claim in Bosnia was defamation and foreign‑backed; Slavica Lukić wins an award for exposing Croatia’s Medikol health‑fund scandal.

Sources

6yka.com · valterportal.ba