Chief Prosecutor ordered a check into all guest houses financed with EU funds

Bulgaria’s Chief Prosecutor, Sotir Tsatsarov, on 24^th of April ordered the police to carry out an investigation into all guest houses in the country financed with European Union agricultural funds for rural development and to identify whether the guest houses were used for the intended purposes.

The check will also include all vehicles acquired using EU funds, the Prosecutor’s office said.

The Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office carried out a check in relation to media reports about alleged misappropriation of funds by Deputy Minister of Economy Aleksander Manolev affecting the financial interests of the European Union and referred to Bulgaria’s anticorruption body for an investigation into possible conflict of interest of Alexander Manolev.

Blagoevgrad Regional Prosecutor's Office also initiated pre-trial proceedings over a committed crime under Article 248a paragraph 3 of the Penal Code, concerning false information submitted under project under Measure 311 "Diversification to non-agricultural activities" under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007 - 2013 financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.