Фактори, влияещи върху ефективността на защитата на финансовите интереси на Европейския съюз
Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of the Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Union

Author(s): Krastyo Dyulgyarski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Sociology, Studies in violence and power, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: EU financial interests; institutional trust; administrative capacity; clientelism; corruption
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the social and administrative factors that negatively affect the effectiveness of the system for protecting the financial interests of the European Union (EU) in the Republic of Bulgaria. The analysis focuses on the institutional practices, social norms, cultural attitudes, and power relations that structure the governance and control of European funds. It is argued that a persistent interrelationship exists between deficits in administrative capacity, low levels of institutional trust, and the social normalization of opportunistic behavior, which collectively undermine the effectiveness and legitimacy of the mechanisms for safeguarding the EU’s financial interests in the Bulgarian context.

• Details
• Contents