Crime in Bulgaria

Crime in Bulgaria

Crime in Bulgaria is combated by the Bulgarian police and other agencies.

In 2006 the European Commission established goals for Bulgaria to improve it's fight against corruption and organised crime.[1]

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Human trafficking

Main article: Human trafficking in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a source and, to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for women and children who are subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced prostitution and men, women, and children subjected to conditions of forced labor.[2]

Crime in Varna

Main article: Crime in Varna

As in other Bulgarian cities, some sectors of the economy, including gambling, corporate security, tourism, real estate, and professional sports, are believed to be controlled in part by business groups with links to Communist-era secret services or the military; the TIM group[3] is one example.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bulgaria CVM
  2. ^ "Bulgaria". Trafficking in Persons Report 2010. U.S. Department of State (June 14, 2010).  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Ascent of Bulgarian TIM". Capital.bg. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071210210755/http://www.capital.bg/weekly/03-02/11-2.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
  4. ^ Former Secret Services Control the Bulgarian Economy (Бившите тайни служби контролират българската икономика, Mediapool, in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2007-04-11
  5. ^ Editor-in-chief of Varna daily brutally assaulted (Bulgarian Helsinki Committee). Retrieved 2007-02-10
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