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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EU approves 1.5M euro in technical support for Bulgarian judiciary
The European Commission has approved 1.5 million euro in funding for projects focused on reforms in the area of insolvency,
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New EU directive on presumption of innocence of accused comes into effect
New European Union rules guaranteeing that anyone accused or suspected of a crime is innocent until proven guilty apply since
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