September 22 (BTA) - Chief Secretary of the Interior
Ministry, Chief Commissar Peter Todorov, conferred with the
Executive Director of Europol, Catherine De Bolle, during a
two-day international forum on law enforcement in Rome, the
Bulgarian Interior Ministry said in a press release on
Wednesday.

In Rome Todorov headed the Bulgarian delegation taking part in
the event which discussed ways to prevent fraud with EU funding
in member states' recovery plans.

During his meeting with De Bolle, Todorov said that the issue of
 preventing fraud with EU funding is extremely important and
timely. Todorov noted Bulgaria's readiness to further develop
the partnership with Europol. He also said that Bulgaria
traditionally maintains a high level of information exchange
with Europol. The Bulgarian official invited De Bolle to visit
Sofia. RY/ZH


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