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Bulgaria’s top judiciary body rejects resignation calls

January 27, 2016January 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The annual ritual by Bulgarian politicians to cherry-pick the contents of the European Commission’s Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) progress

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European Commission tells Bulgaria to turn strategies on judicial reform, against corruption, into action

January 27, 2016January 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

It is time for Bulgaria to move to the next stage by turning its strategies on judicial reform and the

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Bulgaria’s ruling partners GERB, Reformist Bloc call for resignation of Supreme Judicial Council

January 26, 2016January 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

On the eve of the official release on January 27 2016 of the European Commission’s report on Bulgaria’s performance under

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Foreign chambers of commerce in Bulgaria in call to state leaders on judicial reform

January 25, 2016January 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Ten business associations representing foreign investors in Bulgaria have issued an open letter to Bulgaria’s state leaders on January 25

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Public row erupts after reshuffle in Bulgaria’s top judiciary body

January 21, 2016January 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary

The decision by Bulgaria’s Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) to appoint a new representative has re-ignited a public row that has

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Bulgaria former court chief gets suspended sentence in eavesdropping trial

January 15, 2016January 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Vladimira Yaneva, the former head of Sofia City Court, was handed a one-year suspended sentence, with a three-year probation period,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM drops in on top judiciary body meeting after receiving SMS

January 14, 2016January 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov interrupted the weekly meeting of the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) on January 14, ostensibly to

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Bulgaria 

Year in Review: Bulgaria’s 15 newsmakers of 2015

January 1, 2016January 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, judiciary, Nato, Volen Siderov

In Bulgaria in 2015, some made the news and some had the news thrust upon them. Apart from those who

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Year in Review: Politics in Bulgaria in 2015

December 31, 2015January 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, energy, judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

Politically, the year 2015 was in the main a good one for Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko

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