The Inspectorate with Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council is to control the honesty and the conflict of interests amidst magistrates, prosecutors and examining magistrates. Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted amendments to the Judiciary Act at a second reading. The Inspectorate with Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council is to check the asset disclosure of the magistrates. It will also look for actions which undermine the authority of the judiciary and look for actions which violate the independence of the judges, the prosecutors and the examining magistrates. The members of the Inspectorate’s administration increased in number with the new amendments.
The Bulgarian Embassy in Stockholm is in contact with the Swedish authorities and is closely following the developments in the case, the Foreign Ministry told BTA. The Swedish prosecutor's office said earlier that a Bulgarian ship, the Vezhen, had..
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the U.S. Embassy in Sofia paid tribute to Bulgarian politician Dimitar Peshev and all those who followed his example of standing up for justice and humanity. On 27 January the world..
The "Stand up, Bulgaria" citizens' initiative is collecting signatures for the introduction of a cap on bank fees. The initiative's leader, former ombudsman Maya Manolova , noted that there was already a draft law, submitted by the Bulgarian..
''Bulgaria has welcomed with great relief and joy the release of Bulgarian citizen Daniela Gilboa, who had been held captive by Hamas. This positive..
The Bulgarian National Radio has presented its annual journalism awards "Sirak Skitnik". The grand prize went to Tsveti Radeva, host of the folk music..
By the end of next week, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) will send the government its proposals to be..
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