Re: Bulgaria is being called down by European Commission
Anastas42 wrote:As for me, that's whole lot of bullshit. I don't think anyone in European commission might care about some road agency officials in some shabby country like Bulgaria even though there was a case of some corruption.
Well, I do. The EU channels huge amounts of subsidies into the new Member States. That money is raised from taxes, which basically means that the wages of people in countries like Germany, Denmark and Holland are garnished to pay for subsidies to countries like Greece and Bulgaria. That's already creating resentment in the richer countries, so the EU has to be careful here.
I myself am actually all for these subsidies, but I agree that if the EU is going to spend billions of tax money in South and Eastern Europe, they'd better make sure that it isnt slushed away into corruption rackets straight away. Because if that happens it's a matter of time before the already wary citizens in the richer countries rebel. So the EU has very good reasons to keep a close eye on corruption issues, and pull rank whenever it looks like its infrastructure funding is being wasted by corrupt state agencies.
Welcome to A2K, though, even if we disagree!