Corruption in Bulgaria and Romania still goes unpunished, EU says

The European Commission issued the 9th set of reports under the so-called Co-operation and Verification Mechanism on the 20 July 2011, looking at corruption and organised crime in Bulgaria and Romania.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 20.7.11: Commission ups pressure on Bulgaria, Romania http://www.euractiv.com/justice/commission-ups-pressure-bulgaria-news-506699

European Commission: RAPID: Press release: IP/11/907: Bulgaria and Romania: Further Improvements needed in judicial reform and fighting corruption http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/907&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Secretariat General: Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification for Bulgaria and Romania: Assessing ongoing progress by Bulgaria and Roma http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/cvm/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Romania and Bulgaria win modest praise on anti-graft effort http://www.europeansources.info/record/romania-and-bulgaria-win-modest-praise-on-anti-graft-effort/

Dnevnik, 20.7.11: Sofia gets another earful from Brussels (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/785301-sofia-gets-another-earful-brussels

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