The amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Judiciary Act submitted to the Parliament take away our functional immunity. This is stated in a statement of the prosecutors, investigators and employees of the Appellate Specialized Prosecutor's..
Bulgaria has advanced by one position in the ranking of economic freedom of the Heritage Foundation . From 36th place in 2020, it is now 35th in the index out of over 180 countries. The country's score is 70.4 points out of 100 possible points and..
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez ( U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman ) and Jim Risch (member of the committee), have published a joint statement on the Bulgaria-US relations at the start of the official campaigning period for the..
Most Bulgarians rely on the intervention of European institutions in the country's internal problems, according to a study by the Sova Harris agency in November. 60% of the respondents share the main conclusion in the resolution of the European..
A draft that envisages that an independent prosecutor can investigate the prosecutor general and his/her deputies was submitted to Bulgaria’s National Assembly, this country’s Minister of Justice Desislava Ahladova said for Nova TV. We will..
The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism is still in place for Bulgaria, said Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission at the presentation of the EU rule of law reports. “As you know, there were plans to lift it, but there is..
The first ever report on the rule of law by the European Commission singles out challenges to media and judiciary in Bulgaria. Corruption is an area of concern in Bulgaria and five other member states, Reuters informs . A reform..
According to the draft text related to the work of the judiciary, the Prosecutor General will not be overly empowered. This was what Krassimir Tsipov, Deputy Chairman of GERB's parliamentary group said in an interview with BNR. He said that it was a..