Bulgarian president vetoes anti-corruption law

Sofia (dpa) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday vetoed an anti-corruption law passed by parliament, saying it was not an efficient tool to fight high-level graft.He warned that a planned new anti-corruption agency to be established under the law, passed by conservative Prime Minister Boyko Borisovlsquo;s coalition in December, was being set an "impossible task."The new regulation also does not offer adequate protection to whistleblowers, Radev said.Parliament can override the presidentlsquo;s veto. There was no immediate reaction from the cabinet.Bulgaria joined the European Union 11 years ago, but remains by far the poorest of the member states and is perceived, according to the Transparency International, as the most corrupt among them.Bulgaria assumed the rotating presidency of the EU for the first time on January 1.