The Union of Judges in Bulgaria has asked the Supreme Judicial Council to check whether there exist grounds for the early dismissal of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. The Union is demanding a thorough investigation into whether Ivan Geshev..
Today, the ruling GERB party begins parliamentary consultations over convening Grand National Assembly, aimed at making changes to the state's major law. Constitutional reforms also envisage major changes in the judiciary, including reducing the..
Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev stated that his priorities for this year are to eliminate conventional crime and the fight against high-level corruption. Talking to reporters in the region of Shoumen where a specialized police operation is..
Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has informed the President of the National Assembly Tsveta Karayancheva, by letter, that he is ready to present the activities of the prosecutor’s office, as required by the constitution. In the letter, posted on..
There is no obstacle for any prosecutor to investigate the Prosecutor General, the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria ruled by unanimous decision . The court decision comes after a cabinet asking which followed the report of the Venice Commission which..
“The Bulgarian Socialist Party will not take over the protest , nor will it take advantage of it,” said BSP MP Georgi Svilenski for the Bulgarian National Radio. In his words, the BSP supports the anti-government protests because they are..
After a key intersection in Sofia – Eagles’ Bridge – remained blocked for hours yesterday, in the early hours of this morning traffic in the area was restored. A protest against the nomination of Ivan Geshev for Prosecutor General blocked off..
The nominations for Prosecutor General must be well-grounded and strictly meet the legal requirements. The public expects clear benchmarks in the application of the criteria of the candidates’ independence, said President Rumen Radev during a..
The fact that the Prosecutor General is not subject to any control makes him the most powerful political figure in Bulgaria, said Lozan Panov, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation at a meeting with President Rumen Radev. The two discussed..
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov is paying a two-day working visit to Athens where he will be meeting with Greek Supreme Court Prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou to discuss counter-terrorism issues. This is the third meeting between the two..
