Romania discovered in 2007 the highest number of cases of irregularities as regards the use of European funds, involving projects in the value of 1,980,201,603 euros and notified these cases to the European Commission.
Signalled irregularities affected 0.7 percent of the total value of projects.
was appreciated in the Commission's report.

BRUSSELS, July 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed lifting restrictions on airlines based in European Union member Bulgaria on Tuesday, allowing carriers there to offer a full service across the EU.
EU restrictions were placed on Bulgaria's aviation sector in 2005 due to "serious deficiencies" which have now been dealt by withdrawing some planes from service and improving quality in the sector, a Commission spokesman said.
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EC to Continue to Monitor Bulgaria on Corruption and Crime – Report: The second part of the Monitoring Report on Bulgaria states that the European

Bulgaria will have to face the shame in front of the European Commission despite some values that the misuses with European funds there are not bigger than those, found in Greece few years ago.
It is absolutely sure that Brussels will deprive Bulgaria of 600 million EUR from the pre- joining funds tomorrow.
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22 July 2008 Sofia _ Bulgarian prosecutors have brought to court a key case against a group of nine people accused of misusing of European Union funds.
The indictment was brought to court on Monday, two days before the European Commission’s July 23 progress report, which is expected to be highly critical of the country’s ability to tackle organised crime, gangland murders and endemic corruption in state institutions.
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By ANTOINETTE PRIMATAROVA For years the Bulgarian government has been promising Brussels and its own citizens that it would fight organized crime and

By Judy Dempsey BERLIN: Dismissing claims from independent legal experts and the European Commission that the government was not doing enough to fight

By Tom Gallagher The European Union still prides itself on being a progressive entity capable of projecting eastwards into once inhospitable terrain values

The European Commission report being released on July 23 2008 will not recommend the imposition of a safeguard clause against Bulgaria, media reports suggested, while Bulgarias Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the use of EU funds says that European operational programme funds for the country are not at risk.
According to a report by Europe Gateway on July 19, the EC will choose the route of support rather than sanctions to ensure that Bulgaria makes progress in judicial reform and against organised crime and corruption.
blems of vote-buying, witness protection and says that no more than modest progress had made to reduce corruption in the judiciary.

by RNW Internet* The European Commission is to decide on Wednesday whether to block massive sanctions on Bulgaria for failing to tackle corruption.

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission will condemn Bulgaria's corrupt administration and judiciary in a scathing report next week on Sofia's handling of EU funds, according to draft text seen Friday.
The flaws have undermined its use of the money -- hundreds of millions of euros have already been frozen -- and could also hinder Sofia's entry into the Schengen passport-free area and the euro single currency zone, diplomats said.
tical weaknesses in administrative and judicial capacity," said the draft report on Sofia's management of funds from Brussels.

In a withering indictment to be released next week, the European Commission accuses Bulgaria of high-level corruption and maladministration in the handling of EU funds. The report outlines measures to freeze further aid.
New European Union member Bulgaria has already crossed the bloc's ruling powers just over eighteen months after joining the EU.
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The EU has frozen 1 billion in aid to new member state Bulgaria over fears of corruption and organised crime.
The European Commission will next week issue a report including a withering indictment of corruption, maladministration and failures in the handling of EU funds.
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