Bulgaria Creates New Anti-Corruption Body, DPS Stands Alone in Opposition

Bulgaria's Parliament has given final approval to legislation establishing a new Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), a move backed by all parliamentary groups except Delyan Peevski’s DPS. The vote comes less than four months after lawmakers dismantled the previous anti-corruption body, a decision initiated by GERB and supported at the time by DPS, BSP, and TISP. The creation of the new commission is linked to Bulgaria’s commitments under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, with more than 250 million euros in European funding dependent on meeting the reform requirement by the end of May. ...