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Bulgaria Boasts 22.2% Women in Government [May 17, 2012] Bulgaria ranks among the countries with over 20% of women in the government, outpacing a number of other European countries like Poland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Greece. Bulgaria has four women in a 17-strong cabinet (22.22%) - Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova, Environment ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Seeks Foreign Expert Help for New Jail Project [Feb 12, 2012] Bulgaria will invite foreign experts to help it create the project for its new jail, the country's Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva has announced. Little progress has been made in the project, since discussions have been mainly focused on finding the appropriate place where the jail should be built, Kovacheva explained in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. The assistance of foreign ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Deputy Justice Minister Refutes Libel Trial Accusations [Dec 29, 2011] After several days of silence, Denitsa Petkova, who was appointed Deputy Justice Minister last week, issued a written statement in her defense, claiming that she had strictly followed the current law. Pavlova's appointment stirred a scandal with her involvement in a verdict declaring two journalists guilty of libel over which Bulgaria had been sanctioned by the Human Rights Court in Strasbourg ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Appoints New Deputy Justice Minister [Dec 19, 2011] Appellate Prosecutor Plamen Dimitrov has been appointed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov as the country's new Deputy Justice Minister. Dimitrov is set to replace Hristo Angelov who resigned a couple of weeks ago explaining that newly appointed Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva is entitled to choosing her own team upon taking over. Angelov also stated that he had personal reasons to quit ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Business Sees Bulgaria as Corrupt - Justice Minister [Dec 07, 2011] The business perceives Bulgaria as a country in which corruption prevails, newly appointed Bulgarian Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva has admitted. "Bulgaria turned out to be the last among all EU member states and a lot of efforts are now necessary. One of the emerging issues is that of the legislative dynamics which have been creating a sense of insecurity in the business," Kovacheva told the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Justice Minister Says Brussels Approved of Her [Dec 01, 2011] Bulgaria's new Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva has pointed out that the European Union has supported her for the position. "As far as I know, my candidacy was supported by Brussels," Kovacheva stated in an interview for the bTV private channel on Thursday. Kovacheva, who was officially appointed on Wednesday, further revealed that Prime Minister Boyko Borisov personally called her two weeks ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Justice Minister to Observe 'Good Traditions' [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's new Justice Minister, Diana Kovacheva, has said that she will put the focus on cooperation and maintaining constant dialogue. "I hope I will meet and boost the high standards set by Popova," she said after Wednesday's oath-taking ceremony. Kovacheva comes to replace Margarita Popova, who was elected Vice President on the ticket of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Quietly Ditches Bill on Illegal Assets Crack-Down [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's government will force outgoing justice minister to quit office as early as December 1 in a bid to quietly backtrack on a number of commitments, including a long-delayed bill on confiscation of unexplained wealth, insiders say. Minister Margarita Popova will have to leave the governmental post now and not in January, when she will officially swear in as Vice President, members of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament Approves New Justice Minister [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's parliament approved on Wednesday the nomination of Diana Kovacheva for new Justice Minister amid allegations of behind-the-curtain deals during her term as head of a local Transparency International affiliate. She was elected with 109 votes of MPs from the ruling majority. Forty-four voted against and 13 abstained. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament to Vote on New Justice Minister [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's members of parliament are expected to approve on Wednesday the nomination of Diana Kovacheva, head of the Transparency without Borders Association, an affiliate of Transparency International, for new Justice Minister. Kovacheva will replace at the post Margarita Popova, who was elected in October as Vice President on the ticket of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's GERB VP Candidate Vows to 'Open Up' Judiciary [Sep 04, 2011] Margarita Popova, the Vice President nominee of ruling party GERB, has vowed that the "opening-up" of the judicial system to the citizens will be a major priority for her and her running mate Rosen Plevneliev. Popova, Bulgaria's current Justice Minister, and Plevneliev, the current Minister of Regional Development were nominated to run in the October 23 presidential elections by Prime Minister ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Foolishly Fails over Tougher Crack-Down on Illegal Assets [Jul 08, 2011] The majority in Bulgaria's parliament has surprisingly failed to pass through a long-delayed and keenly expected bill, authorizing widespread confiscation of illegally obtained assets without a conviction. The draft law, initiated by Bulgaria's Justice Minister Margarita Popova and widely touted by the ruling party as a powerful tool in crime and corruption combat, was supported on Friday by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Justice Minister 'Let Down' in Corruption Combat [Jul 08, 2011] Bulgaria's Justice Minister Margarita Popova did not hide her disappointment after parliament rejected a bill for a tougher crack-down on illegal assets, initiated by her and backed by Brussels. The bill was hampered by the minister's party members in parliament, most of whom just did not turn up for the crucial vote. The draft can be tabled in parliament again after three months at the earliest ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Inspirited for Positive EC Monitoring Report [Jun 28, 2011] Bulgaria is expecting a "positive" annual post-EU accession monitoring report from the European Commission in July, according to Justice Minister Margarita Popova. Popova spoke Tuesday at a conference dedicated to a survey of civilian observation to 20 courts in Northern Bulgaria; she pointed out that the EC monitoring experts who visited Bulgaria recently criticized the work of the Supreme ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Justice Minister Becomes CEO of Festa Holding [Oct 22, 2010] Bulgaria's former Justice Minister Miglena Tacheva has been appointed the CEO of Festa Holding, a Bulgarian entity holding investments in various economic fields. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Justice Minister Becomes CEO of Festa Holding [Oct 21, 2010] Ex Justice Minister Tacheva is the new CEO of Festa Holding. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria's former Justice Minister Miglena Tacheva has been appointed the CEO of Festa Holding , a Bulgarian entity holding investments in various economic fields. [via YahooNews] More >>

Reshuffle Hits Bulgaria's Flawed Registry Agency [Sep 23, 2010] Bulgaria's Justice Minister Margarita Popova. Photo by BGNES The leadership of Bulgaria's Registry Agency will be dismissed following the recent discovery of public procurement orders' violations , the justice minister has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Establish Local Human Rights Court [Jul 24, 2010] Bulgarias Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, informed Saturday very soon citizens will be able to file claims with the countrys own Human Right Court instead of the European one. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Establish Local Human Rights Court [Jul 24, 2010] Bulgarias Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, says the EC recommendations from the last report on Bulgaria will be carried out professionally and in a timely manner. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarias Interior, Judiciary Appear to Bury Hatchet [Apr 15, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetanov (right) together with Justice Minister Popova (left) and Chief Prosecutor Borisov (standing) during Thursday's Supreme Judicial Council meeting. [via YahooNews] More >>