"Cable sobre la corrupción en Bulgaria"

1. (C) SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXX (please strictly protect) confided that
the July report on Bulgaria's anti-crime and corruption
efforts would be negative, but the EU political level would
"water down" the tone of the final version. The report's
release might be delayed until September because of the
formation of a new Commission. In contrast to previous
conversations, XXXXXXXXXXXX emotionally reflected Brussels,
growing and by now extreme frustration with Sofia's cosmetic
fixes to get a "good report" while failing to undertake real
reforms. He confirmed that the Dutch want to invoke the
safeguard clause when the report is released and that others,
including the Swedes who hold the next presidency, favor
extending the Mechanism beyond its three-year mandate. END
SUMMARY.