The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte expects an honest assessment of Bulgaria by the European Commission, with “no sugar-coating of the truth”. “We have to be tough but fair on Bulgaria. I know that Nikolai (Denkov) is working very..
“Political influence on the media in Bulgaria is more and more conspicuous, and the media regulator is not functioning properly, its members represent political interests,” said Minister of Culture in the caretaker cabinet Prof. Velislav Minekov in..
With little interest shown by MEPs in the plenary hall of the EP, a discussion on the rule of law in Bulgaria took place at the backdrop of ongoing anti-government protests in this country. On October 1, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice..
The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism is still in place for Bulgaria, said Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission at the presentation of the EU rule of law reports. “As you know, there were plans to lift it, but there is..
The publicly circulated information that Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been invited to the European Parliament for a debate on the rule of law in Bulgaria is categorically untrue. Neither the prime minister, nor any member of the cabinet..
On October 26 – 27 th Sofia hosted the annual EU–Western Balkans justice and home affairs ministerial meeting. The event came as part of the Estonian EU presidency and representatives of Austria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,..
The process of Roma integration is delayed in Bulgaria, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová told the Bulgarian National Radio. This topic will be in the focus of discussions during Commissioner Jourová’s visit to..
The European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová has started to deal with the case related to the double standard in food products on Western and Eastern European markets that are manufactured by the same company and..
