Council of Europe: The Fight against Corruption at the Highest Levels in Bulgaria is Ineffective
Inefficient justice, loopholes in the rules for people at the top of power and dependent media are distinctive features of the situation with the fight against corruption at the top of power in Bulgaria. Such conclusions were reached by the Group of States fighting corruption “GRECO” of the Council of Europe.
The report, published on Thursday, assesses Bulgaria's anti-corruption legal framework for the first time since 2014.
The Group of States Fighting Corruption of the Council of Europe is an anti-corruption monitoring organization that monitors the compliance of legislation in its member states with the anti-corruption instruments of the Council of Europe. Bulgaria has been part of it since 1991 and has been evaluated four times so far - in 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2014.
GRECO found numerous loopholes in the state's anti-corruption system that make it ineffective. Read More…