Dr. Denis MacShane, UK Minister for Europe, visited CSD on October 9, 2003. In a meeting with the senior staff he discussed the anti-corruption reforms in Bulgaria. He was introduced to the work of the anti-corruption initiative Coalition 2000 and, particularly, to the latest findings of the Expert Group on Corruption and Contraband related to the illegal trafficking channels. Participants in the discussion agreed that further efforts are needed to combat corruption, money-laundering and organized crime on a national and European level.
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