According to preliminary information, Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, this country’s Premier Kiril Petkov and Bulgaria’s Minister of Justice Nadezhda Yordanova are to attend the forthcoming hearing in Brussels organized by the European Parliament’s LIBE Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, MEP Elena Yoncheva said for the BNR.
"The hearing will enable the new government and the Prosecutor General to present their plans on how to emerge from the crisis regarding the rule of law", Elena Yoncheva said. She emphasized that the forthcoming hearing at the European Parliament is important, because the European Commission links the EU funds with the rule of law.
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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