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Aug 08, 2006: EC Cooks 50-Page Slap
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Aug 08, 2006:
EC Cooks 50-Page Slap ?n Bulgaria's "Big-Bang" Efforts ?n EU Doorstep: 26 September 2006, Tuesday. th? EU's executive has drafted some 50-pages report ?n th? progress Bulgaria made in th? last four months dwelling ?n specific steps and strict measures in six major areas, ? Bulgarian observer t? EP said.
Those ?r? th? need ?f constitutional amendments; th? provision ?f more transparent and reliable legal proceedings; continuation ?f th? judiciary reforms; tackling high-level corruption, including prevention; combat against money laundry and steps f?r confiscation ?f illegally acquired property.
Talking t? Darik Radio, MP Maria Kapon announced th? full contents ?f th? document have been distributed among them late ?n Monday.
Darik News has also been aware ?f key items fr?m th? document ?s quoting its short version. th? most austere topic is once again corruption - in both administrative and petty forms, Maria Kapon said. ? frontrunner sentence says "Bulgaria has achieved limited progress in terms ?f th? judiciary reforms", which depreciates all th? latest headline-making efforts ?f officials in Sofia t? demonstrate th? reverse.
Petty corruption w?s reportedly singled out ?s ? problem in th? fields ?f education, health care and customs authorities - th? latter rising doubts in th? security ?f Bulgaria ?s ?n outer border ?f th? European Union.
Unless it cracks down ?n organised crime, legal decisions taken b? its courts could b? disregarded in th? rest ?f Europe. th? lack ?f concrete proceedings against cases ?f money laundering is also red-flagged, according t? Darik News.
Both countries will have t? report every six months ?n progress in fighting corruption. Brussels will undertake "preventive and amending actions" in view with any defect th?t might curb th? correct application ?f EU policies.
According t? preliminary information, such actions envision possible enforcement ?f safeguard clauses, ?s provided f?r in th? Accession Treaty, and financial corrections ?n EU funding.
In th? words ?f Maria Kapon, this unique f?r th? EU system is humiliating f?r Bulgaria, but yet healthy f?r th? government and th? people's trust in reforms. b? March, they also need t? set up agencies t? handle millions ?f euros worth ?f EU farm aid, ?r risk losing ? quarter ?f th? cash.
Both will face food export bans due t? outbreaks ?f animal diseases like swine fever, while Bulgarian planes could b? banned fr?m flying into EU airspace until th? country improves its air safety standards.
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