Bulgarian Parliament cancels judiciary inspectorate chief election
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on January 29 to cancel the election of a new head of the inspectorate to the Supreme
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EC report to slam Bulgaria’s ‘disappointing and fragile’ judicial reform, fight against crime
Bulgaria is to be handed a report by the European Commission that slams the country’s overall progress in judicial reform,
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Bulgaria’s SJC appoints Hristo Dinev as Sofia city prosecutor
Buglaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) appointed Hristo Dinev as Sofia City Prosecutor on January 16, filling the vacancy left by
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Bulgaria’s SJC appoints new investigative service chief
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) appointed Evgeni Dikov as the new head of the country’s investigative service on December 18,
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Bulgaria deputy prosecutor-general resigns
Boiko Naidenov, who heads Bulgaria’s National Investigative Service, resigned on November 4 as head of the service and as an
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Amnesty International criticises Bulgaria over lack of law on homophobic hate crimes
Bulgaria is among European Union countries named in an Amnesty International report for lacking comprehensive provisions on hate crime as
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Bulgarian President vetoes amendments to eavesdropping law
Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev said on July 25 that he has vetoed the amendments to the Special Surveillance Means Act,
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Bulgaria’s SJC elects new Plovdiv Regional Court chief
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) appointed Vesselin Hadjiev as head of the Plovdiv Regional Court, filling the vacancy created after
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Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General asks for sacking of key judiciary inspector
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said on April 11 that he asked the country’s Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) to fire Malena
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