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EU funds embezzlement probe in Bulgaria heads to court

April 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

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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Bulgaria 

Sofia City Court chief resigns after being suspended

February 24, 2015February 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

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 

Bulgaria’s SJC suspends judge at centre of eavesdropping row

February 19, 2015February 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on February 19 to suspend Vladimira Yaneva, head of the Sofia City Court, for

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Bulgaria 

Seven EU ambassadors in call to Bulgaria to speed implementation of judicial reforms

February 17, 2015February 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The ambassadors of France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Finland and the UK have issued a joint appeal to the

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Bulgaria 

Judge in Bulgaria’s Rousse arrested over alleged bribe

February 15, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Rousse

A judge at the Rousse District Court has been arrested on charges of allegedly receiving a bribe, Bulgarian National Radio

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Bulgaria 

Divisions between Bulgarian PM, President and in ruling coalition over future of security chiefs

February 15, 2015February 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev

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 

Bulgaria’s SJC elects Lozan Panov as high court chief

January 29, 2015February 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General to propose structure to deal with corruption cases

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said on January 29 that he would propose, in the coming week, a structure to deal

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Bulgaria 

CVM: Another bad report card for Bulgaria

January 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Report card time makes Bulgaria look like a pupil that got into a decent school but is rather shoddy about

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