Project activities

The Commission for Anti-Corruption and Illegal Assets Forfeiture (CACIAF) implements the project “Enhanced capacities of Bulgarian authorities to recover and manage criminal assets” under Grant Agreement № BGHOMEAFFAIRS-4.004-0001-C01/22.07.2020, signed with the Ministry of Interior, in the capacity of Programme Operator of Internal Affairs Programme of NFM 2014-2021. The project will provide:

  • Continuation of upgrading the efficiency and effectiveness of the system for recovery of assets from criminal activity in Bulgaria;
  • Strengthening the systems for combating corruption, tracking, detecting and seizing assets from crime, which is a decisive step towards the implementation of Bulgaria's priorities for preventing and combating organized crime and corruption;
  • Increasing the capacity of CACIAF employees to conduct anti-corruption investigations and to track assets from criminal activity;
  • Contribute to the development of CACIAF's contacts with international networks of partner services in order to carry out seizures abroad and participate in joint teams for investigation of cross-border cases;
  • Enabling CACIAF to carry out effective bilateral cooperation with foreign authorities by seizing assets on behalf of partner services;
    Improving the information infrastructure of CACIAF.

    The expected results from the implementation of the project are related to increasing the capacity of the Bulgarian authorities in the fight against economic crimes and corruption, by conducting specialized trainings of the authorities in Bulgaria for recovery and management of assets from criminal activity and counteraction to corruption, as well as modernizing the information infrastructure of CACIAF.