Supreme Judicial Council

The replacement of Sonya Naydenova as Representative of the main decision-making body of the Bulgarian judiciary has made headlines in local media outlets.

Dimitar Uzunov, a member of the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS), was elected as Representative of the VSS on Wednesday following a vote of its members. Thirteen of the twenty-four members approved his nomination.

Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva on Sunday asserted she will help carry through the judicial reform despite Parliament's decision to reject sections of it earlier in December.

The Bulgarian parliament approved on Friday the nomination of Ekaterina Zaharieva as the country's new justice minister.

A total of 126 MPs voted in favour of Zaharieva's nomination, 66 lawmakers were against, while 17 abstained, BGNES news agency informs.

The Bulgarian parliament will vote on Friday on the appointment of Ekaterina Zaharieva, who has been nominated as the country's new justice minister.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov presented Zaharieva to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.

Bulgarian Parliament approved at third reading on Wednesday the amendments to the constitution concerning the reform of the judiciary.

The amendments were overwhelmingly approved with 189 MPs voting in favour, 39 lawmakers against, while 1 abstained.

Lawmakers are set to hold a third and final vote on Monday on constitutional changes that will pave the way for judicial reform.

A committee with Bulgaria's Parliament are set to discuss on Monday amendments to the constitutions that will pave the way for judicial reform, amid tensions between parties in the ruling coalition.

Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov stepped down last week after MPs amended last week the reform proposals, ones he had submitted and declared his main priority.

A new protest in support of the judicial reform backed by former Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov is due in Bulgaria's capital Sofia this evening.

This will be the third demonstration in a row after Ivanov stepped down on Wednesday, amid disagreement over changes to his reform proposals approved by Parliament on the same day.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov signed on Friday the resignation requests of two Deputy Justice Ministers.

Petko Petkov and Verginia Micheva-Ruseva submitted resignation requests on Wednesday following the resignation of Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov.

Only reforms coordinated with the Chief Prosecutor can be carried out in Bulgaria, former Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov has said.

Ivanov, who on Wednesday stepped down after Parliament approved an amended version of his reform proposals, commented in an interview with private NOVA TV station on Thursday on the motives that had prompted him to step down.