Support for Justice Minister-designate sought among parliamentary groups
A round of meetings between Bulgaria’s Justice Minister-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva with parliamentary groups a day ahead of a confirmation vote
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Bulgarian MPs pass constitutional amendments on judicial reforms at third reading
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at third and final reading on December 16 constitutional amendments on judicial reforms with 189 votes, with
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Bulgarian PM names President’s chief of staff Zaharieva as new Justice Minister
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on December 16 nominated President Rossen Plevneliev’s chief of staff and twice-former caretaker cabinet minister
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Political ripples after Bulgarian Justice Minister’s resignation
Coming days will tell what Bulgarian government minority coalition partner the Reformist Bloc will decide about whether to continue supporting
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Bulgarian MPs pass constitutional amendments on judicial reforms at second reading
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on December 9 constitutional amendments on judicial reforms, keeping the bill on the fast
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Bulgarian justice minister’s resignation triggers political melodrama
Radan Kanev said he would step down as co-chair of the Reformist Bloc parliamentary group, one of the junior partners
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Bulgaria Justice Minister resigns over judicial reform amendments
Bulgaria’s Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov said on December 9 that he was resigning from the government in protest against the
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Chief prosecutors of Bulgaria, Greece sign co-operation agreement
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov and Efterpi Koutzamani, Prosecutor General at the Supreme Court of Greece, signed a memorandum of understanding on November 23 on
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Bulgarian Judges Association backs police, criticises government
The Bulgarian Judges Association, one of the organisations representing the country’s judiciary, said in an open letter on November 5
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