Marinova’s violent death follows that of Slovakian journalist Jan Kuciak in February and the assassination of Maltese investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car-bomb attack in October 2017.

While Bulgarian police are still investigating motives, Frans Timmermans, European Commission vice-president, linked the murder with Ms Marinova’s work on corruption. Days before her killing, she presented a show featuring two reporters investigating the alleged misuse of EU funds by several Bulgarian and Romanian construction companies.

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