Bulgaria agree to speed up reforms for EU-entry

Bulgaria agree to speed up reforms for EU-entry

The government's to-do list - also approved by the European Commission - envisages setting up special police and prosecuting structures tasked with fighting organized crime, adopting rules on lobbying, creating transparency in party funding procedures and publishing all senior officials' income and assets on the Internet, among other projects.

In the declaration, endorsed by a 175-2 vote, lawmakers pledged to quickly adopt the legislative measures needed for the plan's implementation, the AP reports.