Bulgarian constitutional amendments on judiciary reform tabled in Parliament
Constitutional amendments that envision a shake-up of Bulgaria’s top judiciary body have been tabled in Parliament, but the ruling majority
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Bulgarian Parliament elects new judiciary inspector
Bulgaria’s lawmakers elected judge Teodora Tochkova as the new chief judiciary inspector on April 2, filling in one of the
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EU funds embezzlement probe in Bulgaria heads to court
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on April 1 that it has finished the investigation into alleged EU funds embezzlement against two
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Sofia City Court chief resigns after being suspended
Sofia City Court chairperson Vladimira Yaneva has resigned as head of the court, reports in Bulgarian media said on February
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Bulgaria’s SJC suspends judge at centre of eavesdropping row
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on February 19 to suspend Vladimira Yaneva, head of the Sofia City Court, for
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Seven EU ambassadors in call to Bulgaria to speed implementation of judicial reforms
The ambassadors of France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Finland and the UK have issued a joint appeal to the
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Judge in Bulgaria’s Rousse arrested over alleged bribe
A judge at the Rousse District Court has been arrested on charges of allegedly receiving a bribe, Bulgarian National Radio
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Divisions between Bulgarian PM, President and in ruling coalition over future of security chiefs
Sharp differences have emerged between Bulgaria’s Prime Minister and President and among the parties involved in the ruling coalition regarding
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Bulgaria’s SJC elects Lozan Panov as high court chief
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elected Lozan Panov as the new head of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) on
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