United States: DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the SEC sign memorandum of understanding
United States: The Supreme Court publishes an opinion limiting the prerogatives of the SEC regarding financial sanctioning of companies for FCPA violations
World Economic Forum: Publication of a report on blockchain-based public procurement to reduce corruption
France: Karim Aïssa sentenced to two years in prison for corruption as part of the tender for the Defence Ministry headquarters
Italy: Italian justice appeals Saipem’s acquittal
Italy: Siemens, Alstom executives arrested over bribery allegations
Uganda: UN special rapporteurs call on Total and governmental authorities
United Kingdom: Court confirms the success of a Hong Kong agent in an arbitration against Alstom
Switzerland: Novartis pays USD 346.7 million to resolve FCPA investigation
Switzerland: Investigation into allegations of corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo targeting Glencore
European Union: The European Union investigates the data collection and processing practices of Chinese application TikTok
European Union: The European Commission publishes an assessment report on the GDPR

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United States: DOJ convicts Italian national for attempting to circumvent trade sanctions
United States: Founder and CEO of Iranian financial services firm pleads guilty to conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions
United-States: Revision of sanctions against Huawei and its affiliates
France: Two guides published by the French Defence Procurement Agency
Iran: Joint statement by Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom calling on Iran to cooperate
European Union: The European Commission issues an opinion regarding control tests as part of EU’s targeted Russia sanctions
European Union: Renewal for one year of sanctions against Russia

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China: Former Chinese official sentenced for corruption
Europe: Euronext announces new ESG products and initiatives
France: An NGO accuses France of “setting off a climate bomb” with a gas mega-project in Mozambique
France: Six defendants sentenced to prison in the Karachi case
France: The ministry of Justice issued a criminal policy circular on the fight against international corruption
France: Secretary of State Olivier Dussopt under investigation for corruption 
France: Compliance specialist Nicolas Bonucci praises France’s determination to fight international corruption
France: Prosecutors asks for a prison sentence and a fine against Lamine Diack for corruption
World: Transparency International issues a report on post-covid-19 trends and their impact on anti-corruption, governance and development
United Kingdom: SFO closes bribery investigation against De La Rue

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United States: United States authorizes sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court
United States: Venezuelan shipping magnate under investigation for potential U.S. sanctions violation
United States: Department of Commerce Releases New Set of Export Control Rules for Cultivation Chambers and Precursor Chemicals
Switzerland: Federal Supreme Court denies request to delete former Ukrainian parliamentarian from assets freeze list
European Union: The European Union Council publishes its conclusions on measures on preventing and countering terrorism & extremism

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South Korea: South Korea to resume World Trade Organization complaint over Japanese export control rules
United States: Issuance of an executive order allowing to sanction violations of religious freedoms
United States: Publication of a final rule implementing Executive Order 13894 (Syria-Related Sanctions Regulations)
United States: The Mariott hotel group ordered to cease its activities in Cuba
United States: U.S. Senators introduce a new bill aimed at extending targeted sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Europe: Open letter from NGOs in the context of the relaunch of the negotiations on the recast of the Dual-Use Regulation
ICC: ICC publishes an addendum to its Guide to Contractual Terms on International Sanctions

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South Korea: Arrest warrant request of Samsung’s heir rejected by Court
Spain: Former King Juan Carlos suspected of corruption
Europe: France and Germany present the Gaia-X European sovereign cloud project
France: Lille Public Prosecutor’s Office requests trial for the President of the Metropolis
France: Complaints to the CNIL increase by 27% in 2019
France: Anticor reports to the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office on the absence of a tendering procedure for the StopCovid application maintenance contract
World: Largest tech companies show failures in protecting the supply chain from the risk of forced labor
European Union: The European Union has set up a unit to combat financial fraud encouraged by the COVID-19 health crisis
European Union: The European Commission publishes the results of the latest Eurobarometer on the attitude of European citizens towards corruption

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China: Xinjiang regional vice-president accused of corruption
South Korea: Arrest warrant issued for Samsung’s heir in stock price manipulations investigations
United States: The DOJ amends its guide for evaluating corporate compliance programs
United States: Ericson starts its monitoring following the DPA with the DOJ
France: The Defender of Rights calls for an ambitious transposition of the whistleblower directive
France: Tracfin publishes an analysis of the main money laundering and terrorist financing risks linked to Covid-19
France: Justice Minister calls on France to become a driving force in the fight against international corruption
France: GRECO calls on the authorities to be more exemplary and transparent in the fight against corruption
United Nations: Publication of a self-assessment tool for businesses to safeguard human rights in the context of pandemic
European Union: Inception impact assessment and open public consultation launched to redesign a new competition tool

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Germany: Germany to seek European Union sanctions on Russia for cyber-attack
Canada: Canadian court decides that the United States charges against Meng Wanzhou of Huawei meet double criminality requirement for extradition
United States: The United States to take steps to revoke Hong Kong’s commercial separate status
United States: Flex voluntary disclosed potential breaches of U.S. sanctions to the SEC
United States: Proposed rules about foreign investments in the United States
France: Publication of the report to Parliament on arms exports
United Kingdom: U.K.’s National Security center reviews on U.S. sanctions on Huawei
European Union: The requirement for an export authorization for personal protective equipment linked to the COVID-19 health crisis ends

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United States: The U.S. Department of Commerce blacklists nine new Chinese entities accused of involvement in the Uighur crackdown
United States: China-based Mahan Air General Sales Agent on SDN List
United States: United States lifts license denial policy for BAE Systems Saudi Arabia
United States: President Donald Trump to withdraw USA from the Open Skies Treaty

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Brazil: Carrefour investigated over suspicions of corruption
China: The number of prosecutions for corruption offences has increased by 90% in 2019
South Korea: Former President faces 35 years in prison
France: Status of compliance with the GDPR during the Covid- 19 lockdown
France: The CSR Platform calls for increased efforts by companies in the area of CSR
France: Alcatel-Lucent convicted of corruption by the Paris Court of appeal
Israel: Trial of Benjamin Nethanayu adjourned
United Kingdom: U.K. court dismisses Nigeria’s lawsuit against Shell and Eni

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