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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Bulgarian MPs rush to pass anti-corruption act amendments after high court ruling
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed on December 20 at second reading amendments to the country’s anti-corruption legislation that will allow court to
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EC places job ad for future European Chief Prosecutor
The European Commission published on November 19 a call for applications for the position of European Chief Prosecutor at the
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CVM report offers Bulgaria renewed hope of end of monitoring
Bulgaria’s hopes of exiting European Commission monitoring under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) next year were given a boost
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Four new Bulgarian Constitutional Court judges take oath of office
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court swore in four new judges on November 13, with Pavlina Panova, Nadezhda Djelepova, Krassimir Vlahov and Atanas
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Bulgarian President, high courts name three new Constitutional Court judges
The joint assembly of Bulgaria’s two high courts elected two new Constitutional Court judges on October 26, followed several hours
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Bulgarian Parliament elects judge Krassimir Vlahov to Constitutional Court
Krassimir Vlahov, the former deputy head of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, was elected by Parliament on October 5 to
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Bulgarian President refers Administrative Procedure Code amendments to Constitutional Court
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev asked the Constitutional Court to strike down a set of amendments to the country’s Administrative Procedure
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