Judicial Reform

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has urged MPs to back the set of proposed amendments to the Constitution on Friday so that the implementation of the judicial reform is not delayed further.

The Group of States against Corruption, GRECO, an organization within the Council of Europe, said in a report on Serbia for 2014 that people had lost faith in state institutions and saw them as corrupt.

Bulgaria's Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov is due to table on Friday new legal amendments which  the government says will bring about a judicial reform.

A document is to be published on the Justice Ministry's website to trigger a public debate.

No complete draft list of the proposed reforms has been produced so far.

Bulgarian Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov has underscored that the judicial reform strategy had been backed by almost ¾ of MPs.

In a Thursday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Ivanov commented on the approval of the updated judicial reform strategy by Parliament on Wednesday.

Lawmakers moved on Wednesday to approve the new strategy on judicial reform after a four-hour debate.

The two biggest opposition parties, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), threw their support behind the draft, with their votes considered decisive.

Bulgaria's Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov has presented an updated strategy for judicial reform, stressing the need for parliamentary debate on the document.

Bulgaria's government on Wednesday approved an updated strategy for judicial reform that aims to increase the accountability of judges and make the justice system more transparent and predictable.

Turkey’s leading business club has drawn attention to the urgent need to write a brand-new civilian Constitution and make significant reforms in the judicial system. The group has also regretted the absence of fair representation in Parliament, which it says is vital for preserving stability in the country.

By Nicolas Kanellopoulos*

Civil justice and enforcement procedures are among the most important aspects of a judicial reform with regard to economic security, contractual trust and good faith in any market.