Bulgaria and Romania under fire over crime

In interim reports issued 4 February 2008 the European Commission warned Romania and Bulgaria they must do more to tackle high-level corruption.

BBC News, 4.2.08: EU urges action on Balkan graft http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7226307.stm

European Commission: MEMO/08/73: Interim Report on Progress in Bulgaria with Judiciary Reform and the Fight against Corruption and Organised Crime http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/73&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/72: Interim Report on Progress in Romania with Judiciary Reform and the Fight against Corruption http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/72&format=HTML&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

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