European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control
Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova Receives Unanimous Support for European Court of Auditors Role
Iliana Ivanova has received unanimous support from the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control for her candidacy as Bulgaria's representative in the European Court of Auditors (ECA). Following her hearing, all 21 committee members voted in her favor during a secret ballot.
EU Parliament to Inspect Spending of EU Funds in Bulgaria
Monica Holheimer (EPP), chairwoman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control (EPP), suggested on Monday that MEPs travel to Bulgaria for an on-the-spot check on the spending of European budget funds.
She made the proposal at a meeting of the parliamentary committee, which discussed the US sanctions against Bulgarian citizens under the Magnitsky act.
Constitutional Changes Must Not Slow Down Judicial Reform in Bulgaria - EC Secretary-General
Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the European Commission (EC), has argued that potential changes to Bulgaria's Constitution should not come at the expense of the speed of judicial reform.
Kovesi: Attempts to limit DNA investigations' efficiency cut short also thanks to reactions of European institutions
Head of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi on Tuesday told a debate organized by the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) that there have been repeated attempts to limit the efficiency of DNA investigations, but most have been cut short thanks to the reactions of the civil society and of Romania's external partners, European institutions in