Silva Zurleva (L), chairperson of the Board of Directors of private Nova TV channel, and Rumen Petkov (R), Bulgaria's Interior Minister, launched a campaign for cracking down on EU funds frauds. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)
Bulgaria's Interior ministry launched Wednesday a campaign for prevention and fight of EU funds embezzlements, initiated together with local journalists.
Minister Rumen Petkov gave the go-ahead of the campaign together with the head of the "Journalists against corruption" club Reneta Nikolova.
The initiative includes a video clip and a brochure with telephone numbers and e-mails for corruption alerts. The video clip will be aired by the three national TV channels - the national state-owned BNT, private bTV and Nova TV.
"The people will be much better informed about how EUR 11 B is spent and what to do if they encounter misuse," Minister Rumen Petkov said.
He believes that the initiative will boost Bulgarians' confidence in the state fight against corruption.