Bulgaria and Romania achieved progress in their fight against organised crime and corruption but both countries have more work to do, Agence-France Presse (AFP) reported.

Some legal changes were introduced in Bulgaria to meet EU justice and home affairs requirements, the report said.

According to the new regulations, the Prosecutor-General and the heads of the Supreme Administrative Court and the Supreme Court of Cassation have to report once each year on the work the institutions have done.

Other changes limit the political immunity of MPs and magistrates. Such changes enabled stricter control over the judiciary, AFP said.

At the same time, anonymous European diplomat said that authorities in Bulgaria have done little to put behind bars some of the key organised crime figures in the country.

“It is a pity that Bulgarians and Europeans have to endure the consequences of such lawlessness,” the diplomat said as quoted by AFP.

On March 29 Interior Minister Roumen Petkov presented the report that Bulgaria will submit for European Commission evaluation. It pointed out the completion of various investigations and the number of people sentenced on charges of corruption and trafficking.