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Bulgarian President nominates Prosecutor-General Velchev to Constitutional Court

October 11, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has nominated Prosecutor-General Boris Velchev to the country’s Constitutional Court, the President announced on October 11

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Bulgaria’s new judicial council holds first meeting

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s newly-elected Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) held its first official meeting on October 3, electing the council representative and a

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Bulgarian Parliament concludes judicial council election

September 26, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian Parliament concluded on September 26 the election of the country’s next Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) by appointing 11 members

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Bulgarian judges elect first members of Bulgaria’s supreme judicial council

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Several days after Bulgaria’s Parliament held the hearings for the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) candidates nominated by MPs, the country’s

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Mixed reactions to Bulgarian judicial council nominee hearings

September 14, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s outgoing prosecutor-general Boris Velchev and Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva offered a less-than-glowing endorsement of the public hearings held in

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Europe’s eyes on new transparency in election of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council

September 10, 2012May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer judiciary

Senior European Commission officials will be among those watching live online streaming and public television broadcasts of the process of

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Once more round the merry-go-round: Parliament debates no-confidence vote over CVM

July 24, 2012May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer judiciary

The hours that ticked by in Bulgaria’s National Assembly as MPs debated the motion of no confidence in Prime Minister

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EC report makes clear Bulgaria has a long way to go against organised crime, corruption

July 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The message in the European Commission’s five-year report on Bulgaria’s progress towards European Union standards in justice and home affairs

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Political fallout from EC five-year report on Bulgaria’s anti-crime performance

July 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Even before its official release on July 18 of the European Commission’s report on Bulgaria’s performance in the past five

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