Today's EC report on Bulgaria's progress under CVM is likely to be the last

The European Commission will release today, 22 October, the progress report on Bulgaria under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism. This is expected to be the last report on the state of the country’s judicial system and the fight against corruption and organized crime. The new European Commission proposes a new mechanism that will ensure compliance with the rule of law not only in Bulgaria and Romania, but in all EU Member States.

According to BNT sources, the report says there is no next date scheduled for a next report. This is interpreted as a sign that this will be the last monitoring report under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.

What is expected to be written in the report is that there are no new recommendations for Bulgaria.