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Bulgaria’s SJC elects Georgi Cholakov to head high court

September 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elected Georgi Cholakov as the next head of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), one of

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Bad prosecution cost Bulgaria 2.47M leva in 2016 – report

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office has lost 284 cases last year under a law that holds the state liable for damages incurred

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Eight bilateral business associations in Bulgaria in joint call to authorities on rule of law and judicial reform

June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Eight business associations in Bulgaria have joined in signing a position statement on the rule of law and judicial reform

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Bulgarian top judge refuses to travel in national protection service cars after loose bolts incident

June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The president of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, Lozan Panov, is refusing to travel in National Protection Service cars after

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Foreign diplomats, chambers of commerce urge Bulgaria to improve judiciary

June 8, 2017June 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria should step up its efforts to reform its judicial system in order to improve efficiency, ensure equal access to

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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Tsatsarov holds talks with President Radev on judicial reform

June 7, 2017June 8, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency judiciary, Roumen Radev

Continuing his series of meetings with senior figures in Bulgaria’s judicial system, President Roumen Radev held talks on June 7

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After talks with President, top Bulgarian judge says judicial reform so far has been ‘mimicry’

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency judiciary, Roumen Radev

Speaking after talks on June 6 with Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev, the head of the country’s supreme

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Bulgarian security service checks top judge’s car after tyre bolts found missing – report

June 6, 2017June 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s National Protection Service initiated an investigation after the official car that was used by the head of the Supreme Cassation

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Pleven prosecutor arrested in Palace of Justice in Sofia on organised crime charges, gaoler also held

June 6, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

A prosecutor from the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in the northern Bulgarian town of Pleven was arrested while in the Palace

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