Romania and Bulgaria win modest praise on anti-graft effort

The European Commission reports under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism every 6 months on progress with judicial reform, the fight against corruption in Bulgaria and Romania and, concerning Bulgaria, the fight against organised crime.

The eighth set of reports were approved by the European Commission on 18 February 2011.

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ESO: Background information: Romania suffers EU open borders blow http://www.europeansources.info/record/romania-suffers-eu-open-borders-blow/

ESO: Background information: Bulgarian politician faces embezzlement trial http://www.europeansources.info/record/bulgarian-politician-faces-embezzlement-trial/

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/11/96: Interim Report on Progress under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism in Romania http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/96&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/11/95: Interim Report on Progress under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism in Bulgaria http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/95&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

EurActiv, 18.2.11: Commission reads sermon No. 8 to Romania, Bulgaria http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/commission-reads-sermon-8-romani-news-502332

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