The Anti-Corruption Protests in Bulgaria
The Anti-Corruption Protests in Bulgaria
Author(s): Jakub Pieńkowski
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, International relations/trade, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Bulgaria; anti-corruption; protests; corruption; EU; migration;
Summary/Abstract: The anti-corruption protests in Bulgaria that have lasted for two months are not weakening. Marchers demand the depoliticisation of the prosecutor’s office and the dismissal of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. After a decade in power, Bulgaria has the highest recorded level of corruption and the least media freedom in the European Union. Despite this, Borisov is not criticized by EU institutions or the largest Member States, which opt for stability in a country that lies on key migration routes over demanding devotion to high standards of democracy.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English
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