Étiquette : Bulgaria
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Bulgaria: Does it have a prosecutor’s office?
By Antony Todorov, New Bulgarian University. The head of the European Prosecutor’s Office, Laura Kövesi, has temporarily suspended Bulgarian representative Teodora Georgieva and even launched an investigation against her. This unusual move in such an EU institution has become the centre of a scandal in Bulgaria, involving a former investigator, a former prosecutor general, a…
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The government of Rosen Zhelyazkov is a bridge to all.
By Vladimir Mitev, journalist. This contribution was first published in Cross-border Talks and is re-published with the agreement of the author. Link to the original publication: The government of Rosen Zhelyazkov is a bridge to all – Cross-border Talks. Boyko Borissov is again at the centre of the Bulgarian political system. All roads pass through…
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A Constitutional Crisis in Bulgaria ?
By Antony Todorov, New Bulgarian University. On March 13, 2025, the Constitutional Court (CC) of Bulgaria declared the election of 17 deputies to the National Assembly in the October 2024 elections illegal. At the same time, it obliged the Central Election Commission (CEC) to recalculate the distribution of mandates in parliament. The decision of the…