The European Commission has presented the annual report on the rule of law in the EU. The Commission notes the changes adopted in the Constitution of Bulgaria.
Sofia is once again recommended to undertake legal changes to avoid the long-term secondment of judges to fill vacancies; to prepare a bill to improve the work of the Inspectorate at the Supreme Judicial Council and to avoid the danger of political influence; to improve the investigation and conviction rates of high-level corruption; to introduce integrity requirements in government work and corresponding penalties; to continue work to improve transparency in state advertising, especially when contracted through intermediaries.
"The approach currently being proposed creates preconditions for redirecting funds from one program to another, which is dangerous for some of the key social policies, such as the cohesion policy, " said Tsvetelina Penkova, MEP from the Progressive..
“In the European Parliament, the word ‘compromise’ does not necessarily carry a negative meaning. Compromise refers to finding common ground in a highly fragmented environment. There's a difference in the culture, the rhetoric of communication. In the..
Romania prepares to take loan to finance increased defence spending Despite the uncertain outcome of the upcoming presidential elections in Romania on May 4 and 18, interim head of state Ilie Bolojan announced an..
Romanians to vote once again for president on May 18 George Simion and Nicusor Dan are the two candidates who will face..
GERB leader Boyko Borissov told journalists that "the National Assembly should categorically reject the proposal for a referendum" . According to Borissov,..
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