Bulgarian PM Orders Ministers to Inspect Levels of Corruption

Politics » DOMESTIC | July 6, 2016, Wednesday // 16:48
Bulgaria: Bulgarian PM Orders Ministers to Inspect Levels of Corruption The regular meeting of Bulgaria's Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Photo: BGNES

At the regular meeting of the government on Wednesday, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ordered the ministers to check the levels of corruption in their respective ministries.

Borisov said that he had invited the management of the Centre for the Study of Democracy think-tank to present the findings of a research on the scale and types of corruption as well as the ways in which people perceive it.

According to the study, every fifth Bulgarian has been involved in corruption, which made experts conclude that corruption is the “new norm”.

Borisov ordered the ministers to check their ministries and to establish practices which are perceived as worrying by citizens and to address any malpractices.

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