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 structure. Almost 100 judges from all Bulgarian courts took part in the poll. Nearly 90% of them have more than 12 years of experience in the system. 13% of the magistrates said that the current duration of the term of office of SJC members should be kept, while 87% are of the opposite opinion.
According to less than 10 judges, the current way of forming the Judges’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council (6 members from the magistrates’ quota and six from the Parliament quota) should be kept. The rest of the respondents are calling for changes in this model.
With 128 votes in favour, the governing majority in Parliament and three independent MPs rejected the president’s veto on the Law on Defence and the Armed Forces. The amendments expand the possibilities for declaring a state of emergency and..
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The role of the social network TikTok in Bulgaria is growing, including its involvement in disseminating manipulative content. This is stated in a report presented at the European Parliament in Brussels, reported BTA. It was prepared by the..
On Tuesday, overnight lows will range from 7°C to 12°C, rising to 12–16°C in eastern Bulgaria and around 9°C in Sofia. It will be a cloudy day with rain,..
According to data from the National Seismological Center at the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - BAS, at 16:48 an earthquake..
The Speaker of the National Assembly has no right to rule unilaterally on a national referendum. This becomes clear from a decision of the Constitutional..
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