European Commission to give ‘oral update’ on Bulgaria CVM
Rather than a detailed Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) report in writing, the European Commission would give the European Council
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New Bulgarian prosecutor-general sworn in
Sotir Tsatsarov was sworn in as Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general on January 10. In his first media statement after officially taking office,
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Judge Sotir Tsatsarov elected Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council elected the head of Plovdiv Regional Court Sotir Tsatsarov as the next prosecutor-general on December 20,
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Bulgarian Parliament passes Asset Forfeiture Act amendments
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on December 19 amendments to the Asset Forfeiture Act, the law regulating the confiscation
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court nominee withdraws as investigations loom
Bulgarian prosecutor Galya Gougousheva, nominated for the vacant seat on the country’s Constitutional Court, has formally withdrawn her candidacy on
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Bulgarian Constitutional Court judge nominee faces money laundering allegation
Galya Gougousheva, the only nominee for the vacant seat on Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court, has been alleged to have been involved
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Bulgarian Parliament amends Asset Forfeiture Act
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on December 7 amendments to the Asset Forfeiture Act, the law regulating the confiscation
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Prosecutor nominated for Bulgarian Constitutional Court vacancy
On the deadline day for Constitutional Court nominations, Bulgaria’s centre-right party Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) officially submitted the name
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Former leader among UDF MPs expelled after rebellion in Bulgarian Constitutional Court drama
The former leader of Bulgarian right-wing minority party, Martin Dimitrov, was among a group of MPs expelled from the party
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