EC says oral report on Bulgaria will not contain political assessments

Mark Gray, a spokesman for the European Commission, has stated that the upcoming oral Cooperation and Verification Mechanism report on Bulgaria will be factual and will not contain political assessments.

Gray’s statement came as a rebuttal of allegations published by the Bulgarian media, that the report will sharply criticize the Bulgarian government and will evaluate it as “weakened and not showing a political will to work on progress with judicial reform, the fight against corruption and the fight against organized crime.”

“The publication is absolutely inaccurate and misleading to readers. It is not grounded in any trustworthy facts. The verbal presentation, that the EC will make this week, will be factual and will not comprise of any political assessments,” the spokesman said.