Government
January 30, 2018
The EU is cracking down on corruption after wealthy elites, such as Kering's Bernard Arnault, were implicated in tax evasion. Image credit: Boucheron
By Danny Parisi
As it hosts the rotating presidency of the European Union, Bulgaria, a country notorious for corruption and tax evasion, is beginning to crack down on ill-gotten wealth by investigating the owners of prestigious luxury goods.
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