Bulgaria even more corrupt

According to Transparency International Bulgaria is even more corrupt than it was one year ago. Sobering news for Boyko Borisov's government, which came to power in 2009 with promises to eradicate the rampant corruption and mismanagement in the country, writes Edvin Sugarev in his blog for the portal Svobodata: "Despite committing fraud in the billions and burdening Bulgaria with the image of the most corrupt state in Europe, not a single minister has been condemned. Not a single mafia boss is sitting behind bars. At the very most, the loudly trumpeted police activities result for those condemned in court in a remand period or a comfortable house arrest. On top of that Bulgaria is now even more corrupt than it was before. Corruption practices have become more sophisticated, because the supposedly legal business world does everything in its power to reinforce the corrupt status quo."

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