Bulgaria’s SJC rejects request to sack Prosecutor-General Geshev
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) rejected the formal request to dismiss Ivan Geshev as Prosecutor-General late on July 7, with
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Bulgarian Parliament passes amendments disbanding specialised courts
Bulgaria’s MPs passed at second reading on April 14 a bill of amendments to the Judiciary Act disbanding two specialised
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Bulgaria’s Justice Minister asks SJC to dismiss Geshev as Prosecutor-General
Bulgaria’s Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova said on March 2 that she has submitted a formal request for the Supreme Judicial
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Bulgaria’s PM hands dossier to prosecutors, expects them to ‘start doing their job’
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov emerged from a two-hour meeting with prosecutors on February 9, at which he presented them
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Bulgaria’s Justice Minister to seek dismissal of Geshev as Prosecutor-General
Bulgaria’s Minister of Justice Nadezhda Yordanova told a news conference on February 8 that she would ask the Supreme Judicial
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Bulgaria Constitutional Court rules Justice Minister can request Prosecutor-General’s dismissal
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on February 8 that the Justice Minister can ask the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to sack
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Bulgaria’s PM has questions of his own for Prosecutor-General on high-profile cases
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on February 7 that he was “delighted” to accept an invitation from the Prosecutor-General’s
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Geshev wants Bulgaria’s PM questioned over his allegations of those behind graft
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev, facing calls from the ruling majority to step down, has arranged for the Prime Minister and
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Bulgaria’s Parliament accepts resignation of head of anti-corruption body
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on February 2 to accept the resignation of Sotir Tsatsarov as head of the anti-corruption and
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