Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council recommends postponing open court hearings for a month
The judges college of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has recommended postponing open court hearings for a month as a
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Bulgaria complains about Serbia delay in ex-CCB banker Vassilev’s extradition
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has written to the Council of Europe to complain about Serbia’s continued delay to rule on
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Bulgaria’s new prosecutor-general Ivan Geshev sworn in
Ivan Geshev was sworn in as Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general on December 18 in a ceremony brought forward by three weeks after
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Bulgarian cabinet approves bill creating ‘supreme prosecutor’ post
Bulgaria’s Government held a special sitting at the weekend to discuss and approve a bill of amendments to the Penal
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Bulgarian President signs decree to appoint Ivan Geshev as next Prosecutor-General
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev signed on November 26 the decree formally appointing Ivan Geshev as the country’s Prosecutor-General, after his
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Bulgaria’s ruling coalition nominates Tsatsarov as anti-corruption commission head
The parties in Bulgaria’s government coalition nominated on November 19 outgoing prosecutor-general Sotir Tsatsarov as head of the Commission for
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Bulgarian President tells SJC to rethink Geshev’s election as Prosecutor-General
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 7 that he would not sign the decree appointing Ivan Geshev as the
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Thousands join protest march in Bulgaria’s capital against nominee Prosecutor-General
Thousands of Bulgarians took part in a September 25 protest march in Sofia, the third in succession, against the sole
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Bulgarian PM backs Prosecutor-General’s call for information on undeclared offshore holdings of top office-bearers
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expressed support on May 17 for Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov’s request to the State Agency for
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