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Sofia - corrupt officials pocketed €14.2 million this year, according to investigations (Photo: European Commission)

Bulgaria courts EU with summer clampdown on sleaze

Bulgaria is waging a summer offensive to improve how it is perceived in Brussels, opening anti-corruption hotlines and sacking shady officials, with the European Commission saying Sofia can take "no holidays" if it wants to avoid EU entry delay.

The Bulgarian government last Friday (14 July) submitted a roughly 1,000 page long report to the commission including a series of measures taken against corruption, money laundering and organised crime.

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Sofia - corrupt officials pocketed €14.2 million this year, according to investigations (Photo: European Commission)

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