Caviar diplomacy. Photo: flickr/Cavin

ESI report: The European Swamp (Caviar Diplomacy Part 2) – Prosecutors, corruption and the Council of Europe (17 December 2016)

ESI paper: A Portrait of Deception. Monitoring Azerbaijan or why Pedro Agramunt should resign (22 January 2013)

ESI report: Caviar Diplomacy. How Azerbaijan silenced the Council of Europe (24 May 2012)

• Der Standard, Kristof Bender, "Der Europarat hat vor Russland kapituliert" ("The Council of Europe capitulated to Russia") (2 July 2019)
• Newsbook, Monique Agius, "Opposition urges CoE report implementation; Azzopardi delighted when 'badmouthing' Malta – Bonnici" (2 July 2019)
• theshift, Rebecca Vincent, "With friends like Azerbaijan…" (29 June 2019)
• openDemocracy, John Dalhuisen, "What is the Council of Europe for?" (27 June 2019)
• EUobserver, Alexandra Stiglmayer, "The Council of Europe's surrender to Russia" (27 June 2019)
• Deutschlandfunk, Robert Kempe, "Europaspiele 2015 in Aserbaidschan - PR für einen Autokraten" ("The 2015 European Games in Azerbaijan - PR for an autocrat") (30 May 2019)
• One World Herald, Victor Galloway, "Yves Bouvier aka 'Freeport King' Under pressure as EU spotlights new ways to launder money" (26 April 2019)
• Forbes, Kenneth Rapoza, "EU Spotlights New Ways To Bribe And Launder Money" (19 April 2019)
• Ö1, Europa-Journal, "Europarat, Deutschland, Liechtenstein" - radio interview with Gerald Knaus - ("Council of Europe, Germany, Liechtenstein") (25 January 2019)
• Deutschlandfunk, Dlf-Magazin, "Korruption im Europarat – Der Fall Karin Strenz, Gespräch mit Gerald Knaus" ("Corruption in the Council of Europe – The case of Karin Strenz, interview with Gerald Knaus") (24 January 2019)
• Berlingske, Michael Lund, "Italiensk politiker for retten efter hvidvask i Danske Bank" ("Italian politician in court for money laundering in Danske Bank") (25 December 2018)
• Deutsche Welle, Nikita Jolkver, "Korruption: CDU-Abgeordnete unter Verdacht" ("Corruption: CDU MPs under suspicion") (19 October 2018)
• De Dagelijkse Standaard, Teunis Dokter, "Zoveelste corruptieschandaal op supranationaal niveau: Raad van Europa omgekocht" ("So many corruption scandals on the supranational level: Council of Europe bribed") (8 October 2018)
• De Telegraaf, Jorn Jonker and Niels Rigter, "Europese politici betrokken bij groot corruptieschandaal" ("European politicians involved in large corruption scandal") (8 October 2018)
• OCCRP, "Council of Europe Body Expels 13 in Azerbaijan Bribe Case" (3 July 2018)
• Total Slovenia News, "Jelinčič banned from CoE for life over Azerbaijan corruption case" (29 June 2018)
• Elsevier Weekblad, Elif Isitman, "EVP-fractievoorzitter Preda stapt op na rapport over Europese corruptie" ("EPP party group leader Preda quits after report on European corruption") (12 May 2018)
• Transitions Online, Melissa Castano, "Azeri Bribery Scandal Widens" (8 May 2018)
• Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Alex Cooper, "Council of Europe: Lawmakers Urged to Take Action Against Bribery" (8 May 2018)
• The New York Times, Raphael Minder, "Council of Europe Urged to Act Against Lawmakers Tied to Bribery" (6 May 2018)
• La Vanguardia, Félix Flores, "Los sobornos al Consejo de Europa rompen la tolerancia con Azerbaiyán" ("Bribery at the Council of Europe shatters tolerance with Azerbaijan") (29 April 2018)
• El Temps, Violeta Tena, "El PP hauria de fer fora Agramunt del Consell d'Europa" ("The People's party should withdraw Agramunt from the Council of Europe") (29 April 2018)
• BNR, Vessela Vladkova, "Гералд Кнаус: Корупционният скандал в Съвета на Европа е най-големият в историята на организацията"("Gerald Knaus: The corruption scandal in Council of Europe is the largest in the history of the organization") (28 April 2018)
• Alicante Plaza, Regina Laguna, "Prostitutas en hoteles de lujo, billetes de 500 euros y caviar en el informe sobre Pedro Agramunt"("Prostitutes in luxury hotels, 500 Euro bills, and caviar in a report on Pedro Agramunt") (24 April 2018)
• El País, Lucía Abellán, "El Consell d'Europa acusa el senador del PP Pedro Agramunt de corrupció" ("The Council of Europe charges People's Party senator Pedro Agramunt with corruption") (24 April 2018)
• Der Standard, ""Starker Verdacht" auf Korruption im Europarat durch Aserbaidschan" (""Strong suspicion" of corruption by Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe") (23 April 2018)
• Basler Zeitung, Vincenzo Capodici, "Bestechung im Europarat" ("Bribery in the Council of Europe") (23 April 2018)
• ZDF, heute, "Europarat: Korruptionsvorwürfe" ("Council of Europe: Charges of corruption") (23 April 2018)
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Reinhard Veser, "Kaviardiplomatie mit Aserbaidschan" ("Caviar Diplomacy with Azerbaijan") (23 April 2018)
• Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Andreas Ernst, "Korruptionsverdacht gegen Europarats-Parlamentarier erhärtet sich" ("Suspicion of corruption against Council of Europe MPs being substantiated") (23 April 2018)
• Trouw, Arjen van der Ziel, "Corruptieschandaal in de Raad van Europa breidt zich uit" ("Corruption scandal in the Council of Europe is widening") (23 April 2018)
• Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), "Council of Europe Releases Report on Azerbaijan Corruption" (23 April 2018)
• The National Interest, Audrey L. Altstadt, "Partnerships with Corrupt Regimes Are Not in the National Interest" (28 February 2018)
• ARD, WDR 5 Dok 5, "Geschenke aus Baku" ("Gifts from Baku") (25 February 2018)
• Carnegie Europe, Thomas de Waal, "Azerbaijan's Inconvenient Prisoner" (1 February 2018)
• Emerging Europe, Claudia Patricolo, "Azerbaijan: Economic Improvement Clouded By Concerns Over Corruption and Human Rights" (29 January 2018)
• Financial Times, Willem Aldershoff and Michel Waelbroeck, "Is the Council of Europe giving up on human rights?" (19 December 2017)
• Emerging Europe, Audrey Altstadt, "The Azerbaijani Laundromat: Why It Matters" (23 November 2017)
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Reinhard Veser, "Im Würgegriff von Despoten" ("In the stranglehold of despots") (1 November 2017)
• Sveska Dagbladet, Erik Thyselius, "Vad gjordes för att stoppa 'kaviardiplomatin'?" ("What has been done to stop 'caviar diplomacy'?") (21 October 2017)
• News in English, "Angry Jagland angers others" (20 October 2017)
• Svenska Dagbladet, Erik Thyselius, "Slutet på mörkret i Europas kärna?" ("The end of darkness at the heart of Europe?") (15 October 2017)
• Aftenposten, Kristian Aale, "Alle visste at han samarbeidet tett med én av verdens mest autoritære stater. Likevel valgte norske stortingsrepresentanter ham til president." - also available in Russian: О коррупции в Совете Европы Турбьёрна Ягланда предупреждали многие годы - ("Everyone knew that he collaborated closely with one of the world's most authoritarian states. Nevertheless, Norwegian parliamentarians elected him as president.") (14 October 2017)
• Adresseavisen, "Tidligere ambassadør hevder Jagland forble passiv tross gjentatte varsler om angivelig korrupsjon" ("Former ambassador claims Jagland remained passive despite repeated claims of alleged corruption") (13 October 2017)
• Boursorama, "L'Azerbaïdjan pressé de libérer les détenus politiques" ("Azerbaijan under pressure to release political prisoners") (11 October 2017)
• SWR2, "Manipulation der Werte mit Geld" - radio interview with Gerald Knaus - ("Manipulation of values with money") (11 October 2017)
• Wyborcza, Tomasz Bielecki, "Cypryjka Stella Kyriakides nową szefową Zgromadzenia Parlamentarnego Rady Europy" ("Cypriot Stella Kyriakides new President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe") (10 October 2017)
• Kleine Zeitung, "Europarats-Versammlung verschärft ihren Verhaltenskodex" ("Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe tightens its code of conduct") (10 October 2017)
• OCCRP, "Pedro Agramunt Resigns as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe" (9 October 2017)
• BBC, "Глава ПАСЕ подал в отставку. Он ездил в Сирию с депутатами Госдумы" ("PACE President resigns. He travelled to Syria with deputies of the Russian State Duma") (7 October 2017)
• Follow the Money, "Kamerlid Pieter Omtzigt jaagt op corrupte collega's" ("MP Pieter Omtzigt chasing corrupt colleagues") (4 October 2017)
• Regnum, "Азербайджан может быть исключен из Совета Европы" ("Azerbaijan can be excluded from the Council of Europe") (26 September 2017)
• Geenstijl.nl, "Bellen met Pittbull Pieter Omtzigt over Europees omkoopschandaal Azerbeidzjan" ("Call with pittbull Pieter Omtzigt on the European bribery scandal around Azerbaijan") (24 September 2017)
• Euractiv, Nicolas Tavitian, "How Azerbaijani laundromat has affected EU policy on Nagorno-Karabakh" (22 September 2017)
• myEurop.info, "L'enquête « Laundromat » continue de couper des têtes au Conseil de l'Europe" (19 September 2017)
• Malta Today, Matthew Vella, "Azerbaijani Laundromat includes two Malta firms" (13 September 2017)
• Telepolis, Dirk Eckert, "Aserbeidschan und die Kaviardiplomatie" ("Azerbaijan and caviar diplomacy") (12 September 2017)
• Onet.pl, "Kawiorowa dyplomacja" ("Caviar Diplomacy") (11 September 2017)
• atlatszo.hu, "Az azeri kormány francia újságírókat perel a diktatúra szó használata miatt" ("Azerbaijani government denies French journalists using the word dictatorship") (9 September 2017)
• Novinky.cz, "Ázerbájdžán si kupoval v EU politiky, stopy vedou i do Česka" ("Azerbaijan buys politicians in the EU, traces lead to the Czech Republic") (7 September 2017)
• Deutsche Welle, Chase Winter, "Dreck im 'aserbaidschanischen Waschsalon'" ("Dirt in the 'Azerbaijani laundromat'") (7 September 2017)
• AVA.md, "Доклад: Азербайджан оперировал тайным фондом в 3 млрд долларов" ("Report: Azerbaijan operated a secret fund of $ 3 billion") (6 September 2017)
• Trouw, Christoph Schmidt, "Azerbeidzjan fêteerde critici met dure kaviaar en tapijten" ("Azerbaijan fought critics with expensive caviar and carpets") (6 September 2017)
• Deutsche Welle, Chase Winter, "'Azerbaijani Laundromat' brings German ex-politician into spotlight" (6 September 2017)
• The Guardian, Jennifer Rankin, "Azerbaijan revelations spark 'great concern' at Council of Europe" (5 September 2017)
• iDNES.cz, "Ázerbájdžánci upláceli evropské politiky špinavými penězi, tvrdí novináři" ("Azerbaijan bribed European politicians with dirty money, journalists say") (5 September 2017)
• Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Christian Weisflog, "Wie Aserbaidschan mit grosszügigen Geschenken westliche Politiker korrumpiert" ("How Azerbaijan is corrupting Western politicians with generous gifts") (5 September 2017)
• BBC, "Azerbaijan 'operated secret $3bn secret slush fund'" (5 September 2017)
• Népszava, "Budapestre is dollármilliókat utalt az azeri rezsim - Kinek a zsebében landolt?" ("The Azeri regime also sent millions of dollars to Budapest - in whose pocket did they end up?") (5 September 2017)
• n-tv, "'Kaviardiplomatie' in Baku - Aserbaidschan zahlt viel Geld für seinen Ruf" ("'Caviar Diplomacy' in Baku - Azerbaijan is spending a lot of money on its reputation") (5 September 2017)
• Il Foglio, Francesco Maselli, "Così l'Azerbaijan prova a influenzare le istituzioni europee" ("This is how Azerbaijan tries to influence European institutions") (5 September 2017)
• Politiken, Michael Seidelin, "Hemmelige penge betalte Aserbajdjans kaviardiplomati i Europa" ("Secret money funded Azerbaijan's caviar diplomacy in Europe") (5 September 2017)
• Süddeutsche Zeitung, Hannes Munzinger, Bastian Obermayer, and Pia Ratzesberger, "Von Kaviar und verkauften Seelen" ("Of caviar and souls sold") (4 September 2017)
• The Guardian, Luke Harding, Caelainn Barr, and Dina Nagapetyants, "UK at centre of secret $3bn Azerbaijani money laundering and lobbying scheme" (4 September 2017)
• Berlingske, Michael Lund, Eva Jung, and Simon Bendtsen, "Diktatur sendte milliarder gennem Danske Bank" ("Dictatorship sent billions through Danske Bank") (4 September 2017)
• Le Monde, Benoît Vitkine, "« Diplomatie du caviar » : comment l'Azerbaïdjan s'offre l'amitié de responsables politiques européens" ("'Caviar Diplomacy': how Azerbaijan bought the friendship of European politicians") (4 September 2017)
• Dagens Juridik, "Vi är ingen domstol eller polis... men om någon inte samarbetar tar vi med det i vår rapport" ("We are not a court or the police ... but if somebody does not cooperate, we will include it in our report") (1 September 2017)
• SRF, "Warum fasst der Europarat Aserbaidschan mit Samthandschuhen an?" ("Why is the Council of Europe handling Azerbaijan with velvet gloves?") (12 August 2017)
• El Mundo, "Pedro Agramunt, el 'lobista' español en el corazón de Europa" ("Pedro Agramunt, the Spanish 'lobbyist' at the heart of Europe") (3 July 2017)
• Deutschlandfunk, "Der Europarat hat seine Seele an ein autokratisches Regime verkauft" - interview with Gerald Knaus - ("The Council of Europe has sold its soul to an autocratic regime") (30 June 2017)
• Deutsche Welle, ""Икорная дипломатия" и коррупция в Совете Европы?" ("'Caviar Diplomacy' and corruption in the Council of Europe?") (30 June 2017)
• Deutschlandfunk, "Der Europarat hat seine Seele an ein autokratisches Regime verkauft" - interview with Gerald Knaus - ("The Council of Europe has sold its soul to an autocratic regime") (30 June 2017)
• Deutschlandfunk, Martin Durm, "Die Baku-Connection im Visier" ("The Baku connection in sight") (30 June 2017)
• Trouw, Arjen van der Ziel, "Escalerend omkoopschandaal brengt Raad van Europa in diskrediet" ("Widening bribery scandal discredits the Council of Europe") (29 June 2017)
• El País, Miguel González, "El Consejo de Europa inicia los trámites para destituir al español Agramunt" ("The Council of Europe is starting proceedings to remove the Spaniard Agramunt") (28 June 2017)
• Ouest France, "L'Assemblée du Conseil de l'Europe veut démettre son président espagnol" ("The Assembly of the Council of Europe wants to depose its Spanish president") (28 June 2017)
• Alsat, 360 Degrees, "Was the lobbyist Walter the key for the selection of the brother in law of Mijalkov as a judge in Strasbourg?" ("Дали лобистот Валтер бил клучен за изборот на баџанакот на Мијалков за судија во Стразбур?") (27 June 2017)
• Le Matin, "Le Conseil de l'Europe veut virer son président" ("The Council of Europe wants to oust its president") (27 June 2017)
• Elsevier, Elif Isitman, "Politieke chaos rond corruptieonderzoek Raad van Europa" ("Political chaos around corruption research on the Council of Europe") (27 June 2017)
• NRC Handelsblad, Wilmer Heck, "Wat deed het mensenrechtengeweten van Europa bij Assad?" ("Why did the human rights conscience of Europe meet Assad?") (25 June 2017)
• Svenska Dagbladet, Mats Johansson, "Mörkret, i Europas ruttna kärna" ("Darkness in the rotten core of Europe") (10 June 2017)
• Vlasti.net, "Азербайджпн купил ПАСЕ?" ("Did Azerbaijan buy PACE?") (31 May 2017)
• Dagens Juridik, "'Ett mycket känsligt uppdrag' - fd chefs-JO går till botten med korruptionen på toppnivå" ("'A very delicate mission' - former Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman to look at the root of the corruption at the top level") (30 May 2017)
• BBC, "Corruption inquiry at Council of Europe over Azerbaijan" - Also available in Russian: Совет Европы расследует данные о взятках членам ПАСЕ от Азербайджана - (30 May 2017)
• ARD, Europamagazin, "Europarat: Parlamentarier im Dienst von Autokraten?" ("Council of Europe: parliamentarians in the service of autocrats?") (30 April 2017)
• Focus, Yuri Bozic, "Просчет дона Педро. Почему неизбежна отставка президента ПАСЕ" ("Don Pedro's miscalculation. Why the resignation of the President of PACE is inevitable") (29 April 2017)
• Challenges.fr, Gilbert Reilhac, "Crise au Conseil de l’Europe après un voyage en Syrie" ("Crisis at the Council of Europe after a trip to Syria") (28 April 2017)
• El Confidencial, Rafael Méndez, "Las horas más bajas de Agramunt, el amigo de Rita que derivó en el 'diplomático caviar'" ("The lowest hour of Agramunt, Rita's friend, who established 'caviar diplomacy'") (28 April 2017)
• El País, Lucía Abellán, "La Asamblea del Consejo de Europa retira el mandato al español que la preside" ("The assembly of the Council of Europe revoked the mandate of its Spanish president") (28 April 2017)
• SRF, Florian Imbach and Daniel Krähenbühl, "Käuflicher Europarat? Bestechungsversuch bei Doris Fiala" ("Council of Europe for sale? Attempt ot bribe Doris Fiala") (26 April 2017)
• BuzzFeed, J. Lester Feder and Alberto Nardelli, "This Anti-Abortion Leader Is Charged With Laundering Money From Azerbaijan" (26 April 2017)
• Elsevier, Jelte Wiersma, "Onderzoek naar smeergeldcampagne Raad van Europa" ("Investigation into the slush money campaign at the Council of Europe") (26 April 2017)
• El Confidencial, Rafael Méndez, "Cerco al 'embajador del caviar': el Consejo de Europa, contra Agramunt por ver a Assad" ("'Caviar Ambassador' under siege: the Council of Europe speaks out against Agramunt over his visit to Assad") (25 April 2017)
• Deutsche Welle, Victoria Vlasenko, "Скандал навколо президента ПАРЄ: від Аграмунта вимагають відставки" ("The scandal surrounding the President of PACE, demands for the resignation of Agramunt") (24 April 2017)
• Tiroler Tageszeitung, "Experten sollen möglichen Korruptionsskandal im Europarat untersuchen" ("Call on experts to investigate possible corruption scandal at the Council of Europe") (24 April 2017)
• Svenska Dagbladet, "I medieflödet: Europarådets mutskandal" ("Media overview: the Council of Europe's corruption scandal") (23 April 2017)
• Times of Malta, Joe Borg, "Corruption: on losing one's dignity" (23 April 2017)
• Elsevier, Jelte Wiersma, "Eindelijk onderzoek naar smeergeldcampagne Raad van Europa?" ("Finally an investigation on the slush money campaign at the Council of Europe?") (23 April 2017)
• The Guardian, Jennifer Rankin, "Fresh claims of Azerbaijan vote-rigging at European human rights body" (20 April 2017)
• Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Khadija Ismayilova, "Businessman suspected in Italian bribery case linked to Azerbaijan’s first family" (7 April 2017)
• Vijesti, Angelina Šofranac, "Kavijar dilpomatija u Savjetu Evrope" ("Caviar Diplomacy at the Council of Europe") (26 March 2017)
• EurActiv, Claudia von Salzen, "Council of Europe plagued by 'caviar diplomacy'" (23 March 2017)
• Inopressa, "След денег" ("The money trail") (23 March 2017)
• Tagesspiegel, Claudia von Salzen, "Die Spur des Geldes" ("The money trail") (22 March 2017)
• Valencia Noticias, "Agramunt deberá comparecer en el Senado para explicar su implicación en la 'diplomacia del caviar'" ("PACE President Agramunt summoned to Spain Senate to explain his Caviar Diplomacy involvement") (24 February 2017)
• Foreign Policy, Emily Tamkin, "Azerbaijan's President Makes His Wife Second in Command" (21 February 2017)
• Politico, Jacopo Barigazzi, "Allegations of dodgy deals rock Council of Europe" (16 February 2017)
• Obyektiv Tv, "Interview with ESI Chairman Gerald Knaus on caviar diplomacy" (4 February 2017)
• Badische Zeitung, "Manche sehen ihre Aufgabe darin, Regierungen vor Kritik zu schützen" ("Some understand their job as protecting governments from criticism") (3 February 2017)
• The Guardian, Jennifer Rankin, "Council of Europe urged to investigate Azerbaijan bribery allegations" (1 February 2017)
• bne IntelliNews, "Italy's murky ties with Azerbaijan exposed by Volonte trial" (1 February 2017)
• Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, "Azerbaijan e diritti umani: tempesta sul Consiglio d'Europa" ("Azerbaijan and human rights: a storm on the Council of Europe") (31 January 2017)
• NRC Handelsblad, Stéphane Alonso, "Parlementariërs eisen onderzoek naar ‘kaviaardiplomatie’" ("MPs demand inquiry into 'caviar diplomacy'") (30 January 2017)
• Svenska Dagbladet, "Europarådet måste städa bort korruptionen" ("The Council of Europe must clean up corruption") (28 January 2017)
• tvnet.lv, "Aicina izmeklēt iespējamu korupciju Eiropas Padomē; izskan Latvijas banku vārds" ("Calls for investigation of possible corruption in the Council of Europe; Latvian bank named") (27 January 2017)
• EurActiv, "'Kaviar-Diplomatie': Aufregung im Europarat über Aserbaidschan" ("'Caviar Diplomacy': Agitation in the Council of Europe about Azerbaijan") (27 January 2017)
• LSM.lv (Latvian Public Broadcasting), "Latvian, Estonian banks named in Council of Europe corruption scandal" (27 January 2017)
• Salzburger Nachrichten, "Aufregung um Bestechungsvorwürfe im Europarat" ("Agitation about bribery allegations in the Council of Europe") (27 January 2017)
• Europaportalen, Fredrik Haglund, "Allvarliga anklagelser om kaviardiplomati" ("Serious allegations of caviar diplomacy") (27 January 2017)
• Hirado.hu, "Korrupció gyanúja merült fel az Európa Tanácsban" ("Suspicions of corruption in the Council of Europe") (27 January 2017)
• La Libre, Véronique Leblanc, "Soupçons de corruption au Conseil de l’Europe" ("Corruption suspected in the Council of Europe") (27 January 2017)
• Ansa, "Inchiesta Consiglio Europa su accuse corruzione parlamentari" ("Investigation of corruption charges against parliamentarians in the Council of Europe") (27 January 2017)
• Elsevier, Elif Isitman, "Paniek bij Raad van Europa vanwege dreigend corruptieonderzoek" ("Panic at Council of Europe because of impending corruption investigation") (27 January 2017)
• Valencia Plaza, "El 'embajador del caviar' repite como presidente de la Asamblea Parlamentaria del Consejo de Europa" ("'Caviar ambassador' reelected as president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe") (24 January 2017)
• Caucasian Knot, "Активисты призвали ПАСЕ назначить нового докладчика по политзаключенным в Азербайджане" ("Activists call on PACE to appoint new rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan") (24 January 2017)
• aktiencheck.de, "SPD: Korruptionsvorwürfe im Europarat müssen umfassend aufgeklärt werden" ("SPD: Allegations of corruption in the Council of Europe must be investigated") (24 January 2017)
• News.am, "Активисты гражданского общества требуют заморозить голос делегации Азербайджана в ПАСЕ" ("Civil society activists call for the suspension of voting rights of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE") (11 January 2017)
• The Guardian, Jamie Doward, "UK companies 'linked to Azerbaijan pipeline bribery scandal'" (31 December 2016)
• La Règle du Jeu, Ara Toranian, "APCE : Droits humains à vendre" ("PACE: Human rights for sale") (30 December 2016)
• Valencia Plaza, Javier Cavanilles, "Un informe vincula a Pedro Agramunt con una presunta red de sobornos en la UE" ("Report links Pedro Agramunt to a suspected bribe network in the Council of europe") (22 December 2016)
• The Caucasian Knot, "Оппозиция потребовала от властей Азербайджана реакции на доклад о подкупе депутатов ПАСЕ" ("Opposition demands that the Azerbaijani authorities respond to report about bribery of PACE MPs") (21 December 2016)
• Panorama.am, "ESI report on “Caviar diplomacy”: Azerbaijan involves European politicians in corrupt schemes" (20 December 2016)
• Мой Бийск, "Азербайджанские власти попались на подкупе председателя ПАСЕ" ("Azerbaijani authorities caught bribing PACE President") (19 December 2016)
• contact.az, "Новые разоблачения подкупа евродепутатов – исследование ESI" ("New revelations of bribery of MEPs - ESI report") (19 December 2016)
• Aysor, "Итальянский телеканал об «икорной дипломатии»: Евродепутаты получают подарки от Азербайджана и в нужный момент голосуют в пользу этой страны" ("Italian television on "caviar diplomacy": MEPs receive gifts from Azerbaijan and at the right time vote in favor of this country") (22 November 2016)
• Armenpress.am, "Corriere TV presents details on investigative journalism about Azerbaijan's 'Caviar Diplomacy' in Italy" (22 November 2016)
• RAI, Report, "Caviar Democracy" - TV documentary on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, the capture of the Council of Europe, the Panama Papers and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline - (21 November 2016)
• 1843, Matthew Valencia, "Heaping on the Caviar Diplomacy" (1 October 2016)
• Carnegie Europe, Thomas de Waal, "Azerbaijan at 25: A New Era of Change and Turbulence" (23 September 2016)
• World Affairs, Carl Gershman, "Unholy Alliance: Kleptocratic Authoritarians and their Western Enablers" (2 July 2016)
• On Kavkaz, Ali Abbasov, "Баку снова в центре коррупционного скандала за подкуп евродепутата от Италии за 2,5 млн евро" ("Baku again at the center of a corruption scandal over bribery of an Italian MEP for 2.5 million euros") (29 June 2016)
• On Kavkaz, Ali Abbasov, "Азербайджан в глобальном рейтинге оказался в списке самых агрессивных стран" ("Azerbaijan named one of the most aggressive countries in a global ranking") (13 June 2016)
• iVoox, Teresa Carreras, "Cruïlla d'Europa" - interview with Gerald Knaus (49:40) and political dissidents from Azerbaijan - ("Crossing Europe") (7 June 2016)
• Contact.az, Alex Raufoglu, "Bogus Azeri "civil society group" finds its way to Washington, hires US lobby firm" (3 June 2016)
• Transitions Online, Brian Kenety, "Ex-U.S. Congressman Quits as Head of Azerbaijan Lobby Group" (3 March 2016)
• Asbarez Armenian News, "Pro-Azerbaijani Lawmaker Elected PACE President" (25 January 2016)
• The Washington Post, Samuel Ramani, "Three reasons the U.S. won't break with Azerbaijan over its violations of human rights and democratic freedoms" (20 January 2016)
• Demokrat Haber, "AKPM kulisleri Karabağ tasarısına ilişkin rüşvet iddialarıyla çalkalanıyor" ("PACE is awash with allegations of corruption related to lobbying for the Karabakh resolution") (19 January 2016)
• El Confidencial, Daniel Iriarte, "¿El fin de la 'Diplomacia del Caviar'?" ("The end of 'Caviar Diplomacy'?") (14 January 2016)
• Regnum, "Cложная дилемма ПАСЕ: азербайджанская икра или гуманитарные ценности" ("Complicated dilemma in PACE: Azerbaijani caviar or humanitarian values") (17 November 2015)
• New Eastern Europe, Robert Ledger, "Why not to Ignore Elections in Azerbaijan" (28 October 2015)
• MaltaToday, Jurgen Balzan, "Debono Grech denies falling victim to Azerbaijan’s ‘caviar diplomacy’" (30 July 2015)
• L'Indro, Joshua Fisher, "Azerbaigian, un'altra vergogna europea" ("Azerbaijan, another European shame") (6 July 2015)
• Tagesspiegel, Claudia von Salzen, "Der Europarat und Aserbaidschan: Abschied von der "Kaviardiplomatie"?" ("The Council of Europe and Azerbaijan: Goodbye to "Caviar Diplomacy"?") (2 July 2015)
• Malta Independent, John Cordina, "Malta's shady deal with Azerbaijan raises questions" (21 December 2014)
• Panorama.am, "Director "Amazing Azerbaijan" documentary: It is dangerous to be journalist in Azerbaijan" (19 December 2014)
• Panorama.am, "Галерея продажных европолитиков-1" ("Gallery of corrupt European politicians Part 1") (13 March 2014)
• Panorama.am, "Libero: Italy defends its interests but legitimizes Aliyev's dictatorship" (25 February 2014)
• Die Zeit, Sebastian Erb and Bernd Kramer, "Humboldt-Universität: Nicht die reine Lehre" ("Humboldt University: Not just pure teachings") (22 February 2014)
• Еркрамас, "Сопредседатель комиссии по межпарламентскому сотрудничеству Армения-Евросоюз обвиняется в азербайджанском лоббинге"("Co-Chair of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee accused of lobbying for Azerbaijan") (14 February 2014)
• Voice of Armenia, Marina Grigoryan, "Еще раз об «островке христианства», или Как Чикийо наелся икрийо" ("One more thing about the 'isle of Christianity', or how Chiquillo got his fill of caviarillo") (11 February 2014)
• European Voice, Edward Lucas, "Political carve-ups" (23 January 2014)
• Prague Daily Monitor, "MfD: Czech politicians promote authoritarian regimes" (6 December 2013)
• Panorama.am, "Mass Media: U.S. intelligence obtained bribery evidence committed by Azerbaijan towards MEPs observing elections" (6 November 2013)
• Кавказский узел (Caucasian Knot), Faik Majid, "Европейский суд принял к рассмотрению 11 жалоб на нарушения в ходе парламентских выборов в Азербайджане" ("The Court took up 11 complaints about irregularities during the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan") (30 October 2013)
• openDemocracy, Aslan Amani, "How Europe Failed Azerbaijan" (22 October 2013)
• Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, Arzu Geybullayeva, "Love Aliyev, love Aliyev not" (17 October 2013)
• Aysor, "Andreas Gross: The Azerbaijani authorities won't last long" (16 October 2013)
• Al Jazeera, Rebecca Vincent, "Azerbaijan's 'AppGate'" (14 October 2013)
• European Voice, Edward Lucas, "Soft power, of the bullying sort" (12 September 2013)
• Panorama.am, "The Economist: Elections in Azerbaijan are falsified long before voting day" (3 September 2013)
• Armenpress, "How not to prepare for an election: The Economist comments on Azerbaijan" (3 September 2013)
• The Economist, "How not to prepare for an election" (2 September 2013)
• Der Tagesspiegel, Claudia von Salzen, "Geld aus Aserbaidschan für deutschen Abgeordneten Michael Fuchs" ("Money from Azerbaijan for German MP Michael Fuchs") (2 June 2013)
• Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Arifə Kazımova, "Andres Herkel ADR və Rəsulzadə haqqında" ("Andres Herkel on Azerbaijan and Razulzade") (28 May 2013)
• Deutschlandradio, Frank Meyer, "Aliyev ist für Europa "viel gefährlicher als Lukaschenko"" ("Aliyev "much more dangerous for Europe than Lukashenko"") (15 May 2013)
• Transitions Online, Arifa Kazimova, "Watching the Watchdogs" (8 May 2013)
• Eurasia.net, Shahin Abbasov, "Azerbaijan: The West Disappoints Government Critics" (29 April 2013)
• TVNET, Sandra Veinberga, "Prezidenta Bērziņa ārpolitika ir paraugs, kā kaviāra dēļ tiek upurētas Eiropas vērtības" ("President Berzin's foreign policy is an example of sacrificing values for caviar") (28 April 2013)
• Panorama.am, "Spears: Exhibition "Fly to Baku is PR" of repressive regime in Azerbaijan" (8 April 2013)
• Panorama.am, "Reporters Without Borders: After his release from prison Fatullajev went over to government" (23 March 2013)
• Armenpress.am, "The Economist reveals Azerbaijan-CoE corruption-based relations" (23 March 2013)
• The Economist, "Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe" (22 March 2013)
• FinanzNachrichten.de, "Unlauteres Lobbying für Aserbaidschan und Prozesse gegen Journalisten" ("Dishonest lobbying for Azerbaijan and trials of journalists") (18 March 2013)
• Le Soir, Jean-Paul Marthoz, "Ils «poutinisent» l'Europe" ("'Putinizing' Europe") (15 March 2013)
• Collectif VAN, "A la Une - APCE : un vote historique en faveur d'une dictature" ("Highlights - PACE: a historic vote in favor of a dictatorship") (12 March 2013)
• Panorama.am, "ESI: Debates at PACE on Straesser's report showed that Azerbaijan manipulates that organization" (23 February 2013)
• Yerkramas, "«ESI»: Дебаты по докладу Штрассера в ПАСЕ показали, что Азербайджан манипулирует этой организацией" ("ESI: Debates at PACE on Straesser's report showed that Azerbaijan manipulates that organization") (23 February 2013)
• Al-Monitor, Amberin Zaman, "Human Rights Situation Worsens in Azerbaijan" (13 February 2013)
• Private Eye, "Baku's caviar diplomacy" (8 February 2013)
• Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, Arzu Geybullayeva, "Riots and protests in Azerbaijan" (7 February 2013)
• CollectifVAN.org, "A la Une - Azerbaïdjan: L'ESI dénonce le manque d'objectivité des deux rapporteurs de l'APCE" ("Highlights - Azerbaijan: ESI denounces the lack of objectivity of the two PACE rapporteurs") (5 February 2013)
• EurasiaNet, Giorgi Lomsadze, "Davos Goes to Baku" (1 February 2013)
• Radio Azadlyq, Chingiz Sultansoy, "Педро Аграмунт обвинен в коррупции" ("Pedro Agramunt accused of corruption") (28 January 2013)
• Panorama.am, "«Caviar price» in PACE and struggle of Armenian diplomacy; head of Armenian delegation in PACE commenting..." (25 January 2013)
• El País, José Ignacio Torreblanca, "La diplomacia del caviar: de Valencia a Azerbaiyan" ("Caviar Diplomacy: from Valencia to Azerbaijan") (24 January 2013)
• Panorama.am, "«Икорная цена» в ПАСЕ и борьба армянской дипломатии. Комментирует глава делегации Армении в ПАСЕ Давид Арутюнян…" ("«Caviar Price» in PACE and the Struggle of the Armenian Diplomacy. Comments by Head of the Armenian Delegation to PACE Davit Harutyunyan") (24 January 2013)
• REX Information Agency, Fakhraddin Aboszoda, "ИСМАИЛЛЫ - ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДАВОС ИЛЬХАМА АЛИЕВА? / Ф.Ф. АБОСЗОДА" (24 January 2013)
• Panorama.am, "ПАСЕ не приняла доклад по политзаключенным в Азербайджана, но призвала освободить их" ("PACE adopted a report on political prisoners in Azerbaijan but also called for their release") (24 January 2013)
• ArmInfo, "Европейская организация <Инициатива европейской стабильности> требует отставки содокладчика ПАСЕ по мониторингу в Азербайджане" ("European organisation „European Stability Initiative“ demands the resignation of the PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteur for Azerbaijan") (22 January 2013)
• Panorama.am, "ESI требует отставки содокладчика ПАСЕ по Азербайджану за сокрытие правды об этой авторитарной стране" ("ESI calls for resignation of PACE co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan for lies about this authoritarian country") (22 January 2013)
• East Journal, Davide Denti, "AZERBAIGIAN: Prigionieri politici e diritti civili, Baku silenzia il Consiglio d’Europa" ("AZERBAIJAN: Political prisoners and civil rights, Baku mutes the Council of Europe") (22 January 2013)
• Armenpress, "European Stability Initiative issues "A Portrait of Deception" report on Azerbaijan" (22 January 2013)
• Contact Online news, "Agramunt and Grekh resign!" (22 January 2013)
• Contact Online news, "Unexpectedly Critical Report from PACE Co-rapporteurs" (13 December 2012)
• EUobserver, Jacqueline Hale, "Europe's caviar diplomacy with Azerbaijan must end" (26 November 2012)
• Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Irene Büschleb, "Im Auftrag des Despoten" ("On the order of the despot") (20 November 2012)
• Sovershenno sekretno, Leonid Velekhov, "Битва русских с русофобами" ("The Russians' Fight against Russophobes)") (6 November 2012)
• Der Tagesspiegel, Sarah Baumgart, "Aserbaidschan: Die Kaviar-Diplomatie" ("Azerbaijan: The caviar diplomacy") (22 October 2012)
• Der Tagesspiegel, Juliane Schäuble, Claudia von Salzen, Gerd Appenzeller, "Die EU darf nicht auseinanderfallen" ("The EU must not fall apart") (21 October 2012)
• News.az, "Elkhan Suleymanov addresses Thorbjorn Jagland, Jean-Claude Mignon, PACE members" (11 October 2012)
• Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Claire Bigg, "Vote On Political Prisoners Highlights Azerbaijan's Attempts To 'Silence' PACE" (5 October 2012)
• EUobserver, Nicu Popescu, "Time for Azerbaijan to open up" (1 October 2012)
• Nouvelles d'Arménie, "Le lobbying de l’Azerbaidjan aux Etats-Unis et en Europe" ("Azerbaijan's lobbying in the United States and Europe") (25 September 2012)
• BBC (Russian Service), "Аналитики из Европы критикуют "икорную дипломатию" Баку" ("Analysts from Europe criticize Baku's 'caviar diplomacy'") (13 June 2012)
• Java, "Haviarit diplomacy" ("Caviar diplomacy") (2 June 2012)
• Sverige Radio, Katarina Helmerson, "Kritiseras för uppdrag med azerisk regimkoppling"("Criticism of mission with connections to Azerbaijan's government") (29 May 2012)
• The Economist, "Songs, but not of freedom" - Eastern approaches blog - (28 May 2012)
• Panorama.am, "Caviar Diplomacy: How Azerbaijan Silenced the Council of Europe" (28 May 2012)
• Radio Sarajevo, "Azerbejdžanska kavijar diplomacija" ("Azeri caviar diplomacy") (28 May 2012)
• Denmarks Radio, Carl-Johan Rosenberg, "Aserbajdsjan har held med kaviardiplomati"("Azerbaijan has a successful caviar diplomacy") (26 May 2012)
• Armenia Today, "Инициатива европейской стабильности: Икорная дипломатия или как Азербайджан заставил СЕ молчать" ("European Stability Initiative: caviar Diplomacy, or How Azerbaijan Silenced the Council of Europe") (26 May 2012)
• Regnum Information Agency, "'Икорная дипломатия' Азербайджана: в Совете Европы процветает коррупция?" ("Azerbaijan’s 'Caviar Diplomacy"': Corruption Thriving in the Council of Europe?") (26 May 2012)
• Times.am, "ESI report: how Azerbaijan managed to silence the Council of Europe" (26 May 2012)
• Politiken, Henry Kaufholz, "Grandprix-værter stopper kritik med kaviargaver" ("Grand Prix hosted to stop criticism of caviar presents") (26 May 2012)
• Democracy Digest, "How Baku's 'caviar diplomacy' neutered Europe's rights standards"(25 May 2012)
• EUobserver, Andrew Rettman, "Azerbaijani lobbyists target EU opinion" (24 May 2012)