The partnership with the European Anti-Fraud Office is of great significance for Bulgaria, Premier Boyko Borissov said at a meeting with the Director General of OLAF Ville Itälä. Ville Itälä is on his first official visit of to Bulgaria. The Director General of OLAF said he was impressed by the achievements of Bulgaria in the fight against smuggling and voiced hopes that the excellent cooperation between the Bulgarian Services and OLAF will continue. Premier Borissov explained that Bulgaria is fulfilling its obligations in full to report irregularities linked with the European funds and programmes. We launched a legislation which guarantees that any information and doubts about irregularities are subject to verifcation, Premier Borissov said.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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