AFP Germany’s healthcare system is losing as much as a billion euros a year to scammers, some of whom are linked to the Russian mafia, according to a media report on Sunday. One scam involves health workers who charge for 24-hour care but are alleged to only check on their patients two or three times a day, said the …

  Bloomberg Banks around Europe are trying to figure out how to provide their services to asylum seekers while making sure they stick to strict rules blocking money laundering & terror financing. By compelling banks to verify the identity of their customers, the requirements make it harder for would-be refugees without a valid ID to open a bank account. Without …

  Bob Gates has unusual standing in the debate about the Obama administration’s foreign policy: He was defense secretary both for a hawkish President George W. Bush and then a wary President Obama. He understood Bush’s desire to project power and Obama’s scepticism. Gates characteristically finds a middle ground in the argument that has been swirling since Jeffrey Goldberg’s Atlantic …