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.
Whether there will be negotiations to form a government will become clear after the election of the speaker of the National Assembly . Parliamentarism requires that the speaker be a GERB member and we will not compromise, GERB leader Boyko Borissov told..
North Macedonia‘s Premier Hristijan Mickoski stated that he had a ''sincere and friendly phone conversation with GERB leader Boyko Borissov''. Hristijan Mickoski congratulated Boyko Borissov on his victory in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections...
The latest in the string of snap elections for parliament is over but, except for a slight rise in voter turnout compared to the election in June this year, it is still hard to say what the political configurations might be that could lead to the..
At today's session of MEPs opening in Strasbourg, the European Parliament will again call for full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Schengen . The..
The members of Parliament are rather skeptical before yet another attempt to elect a National Assembly Speaker. The candidates for Speaker of the..
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