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Bulgaria has four new Constitutional Court judges

October 8, 2015October 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s National Assembly elected former Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev to the Constitutional Court on October 8, bringing to four the new

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Sofia City Court dismisses case against former PM Stanishev over losing secret documents

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Sergei Stanishev

Sofia City Court dismissed on September 28 the case against socialist MEP and former Bulgarian prime minister Sergei Stanishev for

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Bulgarian MPs pass constitutional amendments on judicial reforms at first reading

September 23, 2015September 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on September 23 constitutional amendments on judicial reforms with 184 votes, which means the

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Bulgarian Constitutional Court rejects MPs’ query on judicial reform

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on September 17 to reject as inadmissible the query made by a group of 144 MPs

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Bulgarian President nominates two Constitutional Court judges

September 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has nominated former prime minister Filip Dimitrov and constitutional law professor Mariana Karagyozova-Finkova to take seats

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EU ambassadors criticise Bulgarian MPs’ rejection of anti-corruption bill

September 8, 2015September 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency judiciary

A group of ambassadors from EU countries said in a letter that Bulgarian Parliament’s decision to reject a draft anti-corruption

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Deal on constitutional changes towards judicial reform ‘a first step’

July 24, 2015July 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The July 23 agreement among Bulgarian political parties on reforms of the judicial system is a “first step”, according to

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Bulgarian parties compromise on judicial reform with deal on new proposal

July 23, 2015July 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Six of Bulgaria’s political parties and coalitions have reached a deal on tabling a fresh proposal on constitutional changes regarding

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Foreign diplomats call for Bulgaria’s judicial reform to be meaningful

July 23, 2015July 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Foreign diplomats in Sofia representing several EU countries, the US and other states have called for the amendments to the

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