The Bulgarian government has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Basel Institute on Governance because of an ineffective prosecutor's office. The Swiss organization is independent and specializes in the fight against corruption and related financial crimes.
The Bulgarian government will use the organization's expertise in selecting law enforcement officials and in introducing more effective investigation and tracking of assets. An analysis of the main obstacles that Bulgaria’s fight against corruption faces will be made.
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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