EC hails ‘impressive momentum’ in fighting corruption in Romania’s CVM report
The European Commission said on January 28 that Romania has made continued progress since last year’s Co-operation and Verification Mechanism
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Bulgarians see little progress in judiciary reform, corruption fight – survey
Bulgarians were more downbeat about the progress made by the country in reforming its judiciary and fighting corruption and organised
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EC to criticise Bulgaria’s slow progress on judicial reform, fighting corruption – reports
Bulgaria’s progress on judicial reform and combating corruption is slow and the country is to be urged to adopt a
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Varna gang behind two recent organised crime hits, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry says
Two recent headline-making murders in Bulgaria, one of a couple shot dead in Sofia in January and the other of
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Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council suspends judge over disciplinary proceedings
Roumyana Chenalova, the Sofia City Court judge subject to disciplinary proceedings over her handling of some cases, has been suspended
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Judge at centre of controversy recuses herself from bankruptcy trial
Roumyana Chenalova, the judge at the centre of a controversy about a bankruptcy hearing that has re-ignited debate about the
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Seven EU ambassadors sign joint letter calling for judicial reform
Seven ambassadors of European Union countries to Bulgaria have signed a joint letter calling for reforms in the judiciary and
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War of words over Bulgarian judiciary continues
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council has denied allegations that it has information that the Sofia City Court has been exercising pressure
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Bulgarian cabinet adopts updated strategy for judicial reform
Bulgaria’s cabinet has adopted an updated strategy for reforming the judiciary. The strategy was tabled at a cabinet meeting on
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