Press Release: Commission issues report on progress in Bulgaria under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism

The European Commission on 22 January 2014 issued a report on the progress in Bulgaria under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). The report presents the Commission's analysis on the steps Bulgaria has taken in the past eighteen months and shows where further steps are needed.

This report assesses the progress made by Bulgaria in the core CVM areas of judicial reform, anti-corruption work, and the fight against organised crime.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Bulgaria: Stepping up reforms needed to reach rule of law objectives http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-bulgaria-stepping-up-reforms-needed-to-reach-rule-of-law-objectives/

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/14/44: Report on Progress under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism in Bulgaria http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-44_en.pdf

EurActiv, 21.01.2014: Commission says Bulgaria broke partners' confidence http://www.euractiv.com/justice/exclusive-commission-bulgaria-br-news-532908

EUObserver, 22.01.14: EU: Bulgaria, Romania must put criminals behind bars http://euobserver.com/justice/122828

EUObserver [Analysis], 24.01.14: Bulgaria: One step forward, two steps back http://euobserver.com/opinion/122862

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