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The director of Bulgaria's Anti-Corruption Commission has resigned

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Director of the Bulgarian Anti-Corruption Agency Sotir Tsatsarov resigns as Bulgaria's new centrist government demands legal changes to launch fight against rampant corruption, Bulgarian parliament spokesman says today BGNES.

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Bulgaria is ranked as the most corrupt member state of the European Union according to Transparency International.

Prime Minister-led coalition government Kiril Petkov, who took office last month promising zero tolerance for corruption, plans to revise the agency as a first step towards ending the climate of impunity in the Balkan country.

Analysts say high-level corruption is a serious obstacle to Bulgaria's ambitions to attract more foreign investment and join Schengen and the eurozone. Tsacarov, the former chief prosecutor took over Anticorruption in 2019.

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