Australia: Federal Government introduces a draft law to amend Corporate Crime Legislation
United States: Acquittal of an executive of French company Privinvest accused of bribery by the DOJ
United States: ExxonMobile was found not guilty in a securities fraud lawsuit linked to climate change
France: Opening of a judicial investigation into the award of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
France: First hearing under the law on the “duty of care” of mother companies
France: A draft law proposes the taking into account of CSR criteria for public procurement
France: A French engineering company would have signed a CJIP with the Financial Prosecution Office to end a corruption investigation
Kirgyzstan: Two former Prime Ministers sentenced to prison over corruption charges
World: Civil society actors call for the opening of an investigation by the International Criminal Court on companies of the defense industry
Philippines: Major oil companies could be held responsible for human rights violations
Sweden: Ericsson targeted by a corruption investigation
European Union: Businesses believe corruption is on the decline in the EU
European Union: EU Foreign ministers call for a legal instrument to better sanction human rights’ violations

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United States: Huawei challenges FCC decision and sues the authority
United States: Swiss company Chubb settles with OFAC over allegations of violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations
United States: BIS has issued an order imposing a USD 368,000 penalty against a Lebanese company for an export to Syria without required BIS license
United-States: Proposed rulemaking regarding transactions involving Information and Communications Technology or Services
United States: Suspension for ten years of the export privileges of an individual convicted for exporting gas turbine parts with knowledge that these were intended for reexportation to Iran
United States: Former US Navy Supplier convicted of transferring rescue system technology to China
Netherlands: Publication of the Dutch Government’s Guidelines for a Compliance Programme
European Union: The European Union Commission declares national assets freezing measures for CFSP objectives incompatible with the European Union law
European Union: Three Foreign Ministers suggest a reform of the common foreign policy

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South Africa: Court rejects former President Zuma’s appeal request
Algeria: First trial for corruption of former leaders opens this week
Argentina: Cristina Kirchner in court for corruption
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development: GE Power Sweden’s 6-years record debarment
United States: Ericsson pays USD 1 billion to resolve FCPA violations
United States: Justice Department reveals record number of prosecutions for corruption cases
France: SNCF sentenced on appeal for the dismissal of a whistleblower
France: A law proposal on the creation of a CSR label
France: The Human Rights Defender (Défenseur des Droits) wants to strengthen the protection of whistleblowers
United Kingdom: Serious Fraud Office investigates corruption case against Glencore

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Australia: Australia launches an inquiry into human rights sanctions regime
Germany: Airbus dismisses 16 employees in German Compliance Investigation
United States: US Congress takes action against Beijing over Uighur camps
France: French Foreign Minister raises the possibility of reimposing UN sanctions against Iran
Iran: Six countries join INSTEX
United Kingdom: Review of Open General Export Licences (OGEL) in the context of Yemen and Syrian conflicts
European Union: Third countries align with the seven European Union sanctions regimes

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South Korea: Supreme Court orders former President Park to be re-tried over bribery charges
United States: Samsung Heavy Industries accepts an agreement with the US Department of Justice
United States: US Department of Justice charged former Braskem S.A. CEO in Brazil for bribery and related-money laundering
United States: A former President of a transportation company guilty of bribing a Russian official
France: Deputies want to include “ecocide” into the Criminal Code 
World: The BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark has published its annual report on the respect of human rights by major commercial banks
United Kingdom: Alstom UK ordered by the SFO to pay a fine for corruption
United Kingdom: Report reveals close links between British universities and the Chinese defence industry
Switzerland: Oil traders targeted in the Petrobras case
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Germany: Angela Merkel wants to review Germany’s position on arms exports to Africa United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Defense has launched the Trade Control Office
United States: Apple agrees to a settlement following violations of the Kingpin sanctions regulations
United States: Arrow Electronics discloses breaches of United States Iran sanctions
United States: US telecom providers prohibited from receiving government funds for the purchase of Huawei or ZTE equipment
United States: Investigations in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia regarding potential re-export of US-origin military equipment in Yemen
United States: OFAC sanctions a Cuban company for attempting to evade sanctions on Cubametales
France: Signature of a memorandum of cooperation between the High Authority for transparency in public life and the anti-corruption Agency
Japan / South Korea: Toward a normalization of relations after trade tensions
European Union: Responsibility for EU sanctions goes to the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)

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Saudi Arabia: 18 people convicted of bribery and fraud
United States: The number of whistleblower tips declines for the first time since the establishment of the SEC’s program
United States: Former Kepel lawyer sentenced to probation
United States: General Motors files a complaint against Fiat Chrysler for corruption
United States : Former European Director of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group sentenced for corruption
France: 16 cities targeted by Anticor for non-compliance with the 2014 municipal elections’ ethical charter
France: A debate on the fight against corruption and tax evasion at the Idéethic conference
France: Extra-financial criteria are increasingly taken into account in executive compensation
Greece: Siemens bribery scandal concluded after a 14 years’ judicial inquiry
Israel: Prime Minister charged with corruption
World: Business & Human Rights – publication of a ranking for 2019
Namibia: Two Namibian ministers quit as part of bribery scandal involving Icelandic fishing firm

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United States: The United States warns Egypts of sanctions following the purchase of Russian warplanes
United States: The U.S. Department of State concludes a USD 1 million settlement with AeroVironment Inc for export control violations
United States: Avianca Holdings SA may have committed violations of the US-Cuban Assets Control Regulations
United States: Swedbank under investigation for facilitating transactions involving Kalashnikov
United States: DXC Technology informs the OFAC of potential sanction violations
United States: Further extension of sanctions relief against Huawei 
France: NGOs file an appeal with the French Council of State against French arms sales
Russia: Rostec records increasing military sales despite US sanctions

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United States: Former US army director pleads guilty in bribery scheme
United States: Publication of a Bribery Risk Matrix measuring business bribery risk in 200 countries
United States: The US Department of Justice has charged former Herbalife Senior Executives for bribery 
France: New study on the “raison d’être” (purpose) of companies
France: Publication of a report on the CSR data of French companies
Malaysia: Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s trial maintained
United Kingdom: Credit Suisse sued by Libyan Investment Fund (LIA) over bribery claims

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Germany: German companies pinned by an NGO on the protection of human rights
Brazil: Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is released from prison
United States: SEC charges a company and its CEO with violating the laws on whistleblowers
United States: The Department of Justice targets bid-ridding with the launch of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force
United States: UAW President withdraws from the union on suspicion of corruption
United States: Former Senior Alstom Executive convicted at for corruption, related money laundering and conspiracy
France: Unions and associations call out the French President to strengthen the whistleblower status
France: Justice cancels prosecutions for “complicity in crimes against humanity” against Lafarge in Syria
Italy: Searches at subcontractors of Fincantieri for allegations of corruption and worker exploitation
Latvia: Latvian Central Bank Governor tried for corruption
NGO: Environmental organizations call on international banks to boycott Saudi Aramco’s IPO
United Kingdom: London Court rejects ENRC’s attempt to challenge the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation
Senegal: First hearings in a corruption investigation in the oil and gas sector

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