Bulgaria's Security Agency to Work with OLAF against Financial Frauds

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | August 22, 2008, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria??™s Security Agency to Work with OLAF against Financial Frauds: Bulgaria's Security Agency to Work with OLAF against Financial Frauds The Directors of DANS Petkov Sertov (left) and of OLAF Franz-Hermann Bruner (right) agreed Friday to work to prevent financial fraunds affecting EU's interests. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security DANS is going to cooperate actively with the European Anti-Fraud Office in order to prevent financial malfeasance.

This became clear after the meeting of the DANS Director Petko Sertov with the Director of OLAF Franz-Hermann BrГјner on Friday.

According to Sertov, DANS sees OLAF as one of its main partners in its efforts to defend Bulgaria and EU's financial interests.

The two Directors discussed ways to work jointly in order to prevent financial frauds hurting the interests of the EU.

DANS declared their readiness for complete openness in the exchange of information with OLAF, and providing the European Anti-Fraud Office with logistics and technical support during their investigations in Bulgaria.

In July 2008 a Report of the European Anti-Fraud Unit OLAF exposing scandalous violations in SAPARD funds absorption leaked to the Bulgarian press and triggered a public outcry.

A delegation of the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF is in Bulgaria on an official two-day visit. Its program includes meetings with Bulgaria's Interior Minister Mihail Mikov, Justice Minister Meglena Tacheva, Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev, the Director of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) Petko Sertov, and Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Since the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is attending the Olympic games in Beijing, Bruner is going to be received by the President's Chief Secretary, Krasimir Stoyanov.

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