EC report makes clear Bulgaria has a long way to go against organised crime, corruption
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
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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Bulgaria’s SJC on media offensive over sacked judges’ union chief
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) used its July 16 meeting to go on a media offensive to justify its decision
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Sacked Bulgarian judges union chief says will appeal, as support pours in
Miroslava Todorova, the chairperson of the judges union in Bulgaria, who was fired by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on
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Sofia judges plan rally in support of sacked judges union chief
Judges from four courts said on July 12 2012 that they planned to postpone hearings on their cases and meet
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EU judges to visit Bulgaria to analyse delays in high-profile trials
Serving judges and prosecutors from five European Union states are coming to Bulgaria to look into the reasons for delays
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Bulgarian MPs accept presidential veto on Judiciary Act amendments
The legal affairs committee of Bulgarian Parliament voted on June 26 to accept the veto imposed by President Rossen Plevneliev
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Bulgarian President vetoes Judiciary Act
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev vetoed the Judiciary Act, asking Parliament to remove the provision referring to “career advancement bonuses” for
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Bulgarian PM in turnabout on Judiciary Act amendments
A week, to the day, after Parliament passed controversial amendments to the Judiciary Act that have been harshly criticised both
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