Increasing the Risk of Corruption Activities during a COVID-19 Pandemic

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Venelin Terziev

Georgi Rakovski Military Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Marin Georgiev

Kaneff University Hospital

S. M. Bankov

Government of the Republic of Finland - Ministry of Interior

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Date Written: August 12, 2020

Abstract

The actions of the Prosecutor`s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria are positively recognized not only by the Bulgarian society, but also by the previous European Commission in relation to the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism in the field of justice and home affairs. Thus, the last Monitoring Report on the progress of Bulgaria acknowledged the fulfillment of all criteria and the Commission expressed the opinion that the progress made by the Republic of Bulgaria on the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism is sufficient to meet the country`s commitments made at the moment of EU accession. This opinion does not minimize the expectations for outcomes in the fight against corruption and organized crime in the country. Therefore the efforts of the law enforcement authorities in recent years will not remain on an occasional basis, but will impose a lasting trend to strengthen the rule of law in the Republic of Bulgaria.

Keywords: Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office, Progress, Positive Results, Pandemic, COVID-19

JEL Classification: K00

Suggested Citation

Terziev, Venelin and Georgiev, Marin and Bankov, S. M., Increasing the Risk of Corruption Activities during a COVID-19 Pandemic (August 12, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3674427 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3674427

Venelin Terziev (Contact Author)

Georgi Rakovski Military Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria ( email )

Sofia, 1000
Bulgaria

Marin Georgiev

Kaneff University Hospital ( email )

Rousse
Bulgaria

S. M. Bankov

Government of the Republic of Finland - Ministry of Interior

PO Box 26
FI-00023 Government
Helsinki, Erottajankatu 2
Finland

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