National Audit Office

Bulgaria could still have to catch up with average European levels of economic and social development after 2020, a report by the National Audit Office argues.

Lack of priorities in distributing EU funds between 2014-2020 might be one of the reasons leading Bulgaria to lag behind, according to the document's conclusions, quoted by Investor.bg.

The Bulgarian Parliament voted against President Plevneliev's veto on amendments to the Audit Office Act.

A German MEP has leveled criticism at the recent amendments to Bulgaria's National Audit Office Act.

"Bulgaria is making itself weak through the changes to the National Audit Office Act," said Ingeborg Graessle, Coordinator of the EPP group in the Committee on Budgetary Control, at a press conference, as cited by money.bg.

According to the National Audit Office, 25 political formations complied with election fundraising rules, while two parties and a coalition received funding from unclear sources.

The report includes 22 political parties, 7 coalitions, and an initiative committee.

Boyko Borisov, leader of center-right party GERB and former Bulgarian Prime Minister, has complained of rampant political repression to EC Vice-President Viviane Reding.

Bulgarian lawmakers passed at first reading amendments to National Audit Office act.

The draft was voted in favor by 180 MPs, 77 were against and one MP abstained. As expected, the opposition was against the proposed amendments.