Europe

The UK Public Accounts Committee says HMCTS has repeatedly delayed and revised the Court Reform Programme, while major projects such as the Common Platform continue…

The Serious Fraud Office quietly closed long-running investigations into Rio Tinto and ENRC without charges, citing public-interest and evidentiary reasons after…

Leasehold shapes housing costs for millions through service charges, opaque management structures, and enforcement powers—yet reform has advanced in fragments, with…

The UK Parliament’s PAC says major NHS reforms are repeatedly delayed while the system faces record backlogs, workforce strain, and funding pressure. An unresolved…

The 1970 death of the unidentified "Isdal Woman" has remained unsolved for more than half a century, despite periodic promises of renewed inquiry and modern…

If major cross-border financial disclosures yield little or no high-level accountability over a decade, the public-interest question is whether investigative,…

A state-commissioned public inquiry found systemic institutional failures and issued recommendations meant to reduce impunity; years later, core reforms…

Sweden’s shift from two centuries of military non-alignment to full NATO membership is a major constitutional and security change, yet the speed of reversal, sparse…

Sweden’s preliminary investigation into allegations against Julian Assange was opened and closed multiple times over nearly a decade and finally abandoned for…

Spike narratives around gang shootings and explosions have underpinned expanded surveillance, harsher penalties, and new police powers, yet the documentary link…

Both the Assange investigation and the Nord Stream sabotage probe involve high geopolitical stakes and have ended in ways that leave critical questions…

Norway’s salmon farming industry has long been dogged by recurring concerns about sea‑lice, escapes, environmental damage, and debates over resource rent taxation,…

A major sabotage of critical energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea was investigated for 16 months by Swedish authorities and then abruptly closed on…

Sweden is presented internationally as a climate leader with ambitious reduction targets, yet industrial emissions trends, offset use, and the actual design of…

Multiple regions have faced major problems with large-scale journal-system procurements, with multi-year delays, add-on contracts, and potentially significant…

The 2022 Tidö Agreement between government parties and the Sweden Democrats has driven sweeping changes in criminal justice and migration policy, yet many of these…

When a small circle of builders, technical consultants, claims advisors, and counsel repeatedly appear in unrelated municipal projects (schools, depots, arenas,…

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global underpins long‑term welfare, yet public debate is only partially grappling with how climate risk, geopolitical…

The Administrative Procedure Act (2017:900) governs how authorities make and correct decisions, but was drafted before the full scale of algorithmic and automated…

OECD’s integrity review highlights that Sweden still lacks a comprehensive lobbying law and relies heavily on public monitoring for compliance with transparency…

Debates over Norway’s domestic and cross‑border surveillance powers—including data retention, intelligence sharing with allies, and cyber monitoring—have persisted…

Norway continues annual licensing rounds while litigation keeps probing what climate impacts must be assessed—and when—during approvals. The Supreme Court is set to…

The Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance plays a central role in shaping Norway’s digital infrastructure and administrative reforms, which directly…

Norway’s acquisition of major military systems—from fighter jets to maritime surveillance and air defence—has involved extended debates, cost overruns, and shifting…

Norway’s child protection services have faced years of criticism, adverse European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings, and promised reforms that remain only…

A national-level financial crime investigation into a major aid NGO was closed despite prosecutors saying they had found some proof of wrongdoing, with the official…

Large-scale reconstruction planning for Ukraine is under way while the war continues, with early frameworks, MOU‑style commitments, and financial instruments being…

Legal commentators warn that UK government inaction on clarifying the regulatory framework for third‑party litigation funding risks the integrity and stability of…

The UK has reached record numbers of public inquiries, with at least 24 running in 2025 alone, yet multiple analyses note that governments frequently fail to act on…