Bulgaria Launches Supreme Judicial Council Hearings

The latest EC report on Bulgaria’s progress on justice and home affairs has exposed the inefficient practices of the Supreme Judicial Council. Photo by BGNES

The hearing of the candidates for Bulgaria's new Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, from the professional quota is being held Monday.

The hearing of the 9 candidates will be broadcast live online on the condition the candidates have agreed to do so.

Magistrates from all over the country will be able to ask questions.

Each candidate will have one hour to present his or her platform and program. If needed, the time can be extended by another 30 minutes.

The hearing of the 17 VSS candidates from the Parliamentary quota will be held Tuesday and will be aired live by the Bulgarian National Television, BNT, the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, and on the site of the Parliament. There is even going to be simultaneous translation in English.

All candidates who have submitted applications have been approved.

The election of the new VSS is considered key for Bulgaria in the aftermath of several large-scale scandals in which the current one was entangled and the latest EC report on Bulgaria's five-year progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), highlighting the misguided policies of VSS, the inconsistent application of the principle of independence of the judiciary and the implementation of reforms under external pressure.

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