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Bulgaria on alert for possible EU funds freeze (Photo: European Commission)

Bulgaria may lose EU funds over organised crime

EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn has signalled that Bulgaria could see a suspension of millions of euros in EU aid over persistent shortcomings in the fight against organised crime, in what could be the first ever such move by Brussels' against a member state.

The European Commission is preparing a monitoring report on the southeast Balkan country to be published early July, as part of the close scrutiny that both Bulgaria and Romania are undergoing for not meeting EU legal standar...

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Bulgaria on alert for possible EU funds freeze (Photo: European Commission)

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