WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Dec. 9, 2022, by Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. at the 20th International Anti-Corruption Conference: * * * We have gathered this week to proclaim our shared commitment to combating corruption across our globe. Indeed, I have shared in that commitment throughout my entire career, whether as a federal prosecutor in New York, as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana in my hom  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper on Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine - European Union Responses and U.S.-EU Relations (No. IN11897) on Dec. 8, 2022, by European affairs specialist Kristin Archick: * * * The 27-member European Union (EU) has implemented a wide range of policy responses to Russia's 2022 war against Ukraine. EU actions and coordination with the United States are of interest to Congress given the EU's role  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 10 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: Thanks to the adoption of its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP) Romania will receive Euros2.14 billion from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to support a just climate transition to a more attractive and greener economy. The fund will target the most affected regions, thus helping Romania to follow up on its commitment to phase out coal by 2032. It will support workers being affected by the ongoing energ  more