Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) and the Prosecution agreed on August 16 to join their efforts in countering financial crime, Agence France-Presse reported.
More decisive measures were needed to guarantee Bulgaria’s on-time EU accession on January 1 2007, the agency reported.
BNB was going to do its best to fight money laundering and the production of counterfeit banknotes, BNB manager Ivan Iskrov said after a meeting with Prosecutor-General Boris Velchev.
According to the agreement, BNB was going to provide the Prosecution with information on any suspicion of financial violations. The co-operation was going to facilitate investigation and the access of prosecutors to expert financial analysis, AFP reported.
The agency wrote that on September 26 the European Commission had to present its final report on the country’s readiness to become EU member. The EC was also going to provide its entry date recommendation based on developments in the previously mentioned critical areas, AFP said.
