Supreme Judicial Council should support the proposal of Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova for early dismissal of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, urged PM Kiril Petkov. He spoke to journalists after his nearly three-hour long interrogation..
Live broadcast of the meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), which is currently assessing the legal grounds for the proposal of Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova for early dismissal of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev , was disrupted. The..
The Supreme Judicial Council, SJC, has postponed the examination of the application by Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova for the early termination of the powers of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. The judges ruled to draw up special procedure..
“The reduced budget of the judiciary will not hinder the work of the prosecutor’s office,” Minister of Justice Nadezhda Yordanova stated. In a position by the Supreme Judicial Council, SJC, the Council members cite the Constitution which..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev expressed skepticism about whether the Supreme Judicial Council could take a decision to dismiss this country’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. On the other hand, Bulgaria’s head of state expressed satisfaction that..
The constitution allows the Minister of Justice to make a proposal to the Supreme Judicial Council for early release of the chairmen of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General from their posts. The..
The Prosecutor’s College with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has suspended the procedure for selection of European Delegated Prosecutors from Bulgaria for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the press office of the Supreme Judicial..
90% of judges in Bulgaria demand changes in the structure of the Supreme Judicial Council, reads a survey conducted among the magistrates, BTA informs. According to 9% of the respondents, the Supreme Judicial Council should maintain its current..
Bulgaria's Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova has called on the members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to "step aside or back" and allow those next to continue judicial reform. "I think it is time to stop closing our eyes and to see personal..
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has urged the authorities in Bulgaria to urgently take measures to reduce the influence of the Prosecutor General on the Supreme Judicial Council and the Prosecutors’ College, and for the..
