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A check by Sofia City Court found numerous breaches of Bulgarian legislation in the issuing of wire-tapping warrants in 2015, including 52 instances of warrants targeting persons with diplomatic immunity, […]
The ambassadors to Bulgaria of 12 EU member states released a joint statement on March 28, in response to a string of recent publications in Bulgarian media, critical of the […]
The anti-corruption special unit has lodged charges against a Varna District Court judge of defeating the ends of justice, Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General’s office said on March 20. Judge Svetozar Georgiev is […]
At key points in Sofia on February 7, volunteers from former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s “Yes Bulgaria” asked passersby for signatures as the party scrambled for the 3000 additional needed […]
Three appeals in court against the registration of former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s Yes Bulgaria (Да, България!) political party could block it from participating in the country’s March 2017 early […]
Reciting a description heard repeatedly over the past 10 years, both government and opposition figures in Bulgaria described a European Commission report on the country’s performance – or lack of […]
In the 10 years since Bulgaria joined the European Union, the country has made “important progress” in reforms to the judiciary and against corruption and organised crime, but shortcomings remain […]
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) vowed to implement measures that would reduce the case overload at the Sofia District Court (SDC), following a protest by the court’s judges on December […]
Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev, a member of the outgoing government and who is facing criminal charges in connection with the handling of the business to overhaul MiG-29 engines, has […]
Bulgaria’s Parliament finished adopting amendments to the Judiciary Act on July 27, including a provision that ruled out anonymous complaints against magistrates. The bill, which is a second package of […]
