The Prosecutors' College of the Supreme Judicial Council has selected the six European delegated prosecutors from Bulgaria for the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).
The magistrates were selected in the absence of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev who was in parliament at the time. This is the second time the country is attempting to nominate European delegates prosecutors, after the College of the EU Public Prosecutor's Office approved just four of the ten Bulgarian nominations. The magistrates with the biggest support today will have to be approved, first, by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi, and then by the College of the EPPO.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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