Prosecutor arrested for bribery as police search home and office
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A prosecutor from the office tasked with fighting organized crime and corruption was arrested for bribery in Bitola, with searches conducted at both his home and office. Additionally, two lottery officials have been detained for allegedly pocketing 13 million euros in daily circulation. Corruption remains a recurring theme for the judiciary, and the judiciary remains busy.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi and an associate named Skadon face 13 arrest warrants and have offered a 335,000 euro guarantee. Separately, the World Bank has forecast an economic growth rate of 3.2 percent for the country.
New EU expansion reforms propose to limit a member state's ability to block negotiations, though Bulgaria would keep its veto for the final accession. Meanwhile, demographers warned at a presentation of the draft spatial plan that the population will continue to shrink through 2040, a trend experts now describe as inevitable.