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Czech conservative MEP (EPP) Tomáš Zdechovský led the delegation to Bulgaria (Photo: Dandieczech)

MEPs visit Bulgaria to probe corruption first-hand

A delegation from the European Parliament's Budget Committee visited the Bulgarian capital Sofia this week to inspect corruption and misuse of public and EU funds.

"Bulgaria is at a crossroads," Czech conservative MEP (EPP) Tomáš Zdechovský said on Wednesday (13 April). "It will either follow the path of corruption or choose the path of a developed country in the EU."

Only days previously, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen had signed off on ​​€6.3bn in EU gr...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Czech conservative MEP (EPP) Tomáš Zdechovský led the delegation to Bulgaria (Photo: Dandieczech)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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