Rapporteurs from the European Commission for Democracy through Law, known as the Venice Commission, are visiting Sofia on 14 and 15 September. They will discuss with representatives of Bulgarian institutions the draft amendments to the Constitution..
Representatives of the Venice Commission will arrive in Sofia to discuss with the Bulgarian institutions the project to change the Constitution, submitted by the ruling majority and the MRF party . Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council will elect six of..
At the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik, Bulgaria’s Vice President Iliana Iotova raised the question of the systemic violation, by North Macedonia, of the human rights of Macedonian Bulgarians. She also acquainted the forum with the..
Guaranteeing human rights cannot be done only through documents. Any violation must be met with a firm stance and decisive action, said Vice President Iliana Iotova, who represented Bulgaria at the Fourth Council of Europe Summit on 16-17 May in..
The Netherlands is not against Bulgaria’s entry into Schengen but expects the country to make more progress on the terms of accession. This was stated by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, in an interview with public service TV BNT,..
Bulgaria is among the European countries with the highest concentration of media ownership , reads a report of the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists . T he highest rates in..
The Camino de Santiago pilgrimage goes back to the Middle Ages. It is, in fact, the first walking trail in Europe. In our day it is part of a total of 48 cultural routes, certified by the Council of Europe , connected with European values and..
Bulgaria is fully implementing measures to prevent corruption among MPs and prosecutors, according to a report by the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). The country has applied 67% of the recommendations regarding..
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..
Bulgaria's Deputy Finance Minister Marinela Petrova has been elected chair of the Council of Europe Development Bank. Her term in office is three years and will begin on December 18. The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is the oldest..
