19 July 2012 | 11:11
In a telephone conversation with Israeli head of state Shimon Peres, President Rosen Plevneliev expressed condolences on the deaths of the Israeli civilians killed in the terrorist attack at Sarafovo airport. Bulgaria will make every effort for those guilty of the tragedy to be fairly punished, President Plevneliev underlined.
18 July 2012 | 17:05
All institutions, with the support of the Presidency, should consolidate their efforts to continue reforms in justice and home affairs. Both Bulgarian and European citizens require this, Vice President Margarita Popova said, commenting on the European Commission report published today on five years of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Bulgaria and Romania.
17 July 2012 | 18:06
“The big theme today is that the country is in the process of selecting a new Supreme Judicial Council and I will follow this process closely, every day, in the interests of citizens and civil society,” President Rosen Plevneliev told journalists in Sozopol. The Head of State visited Sozopol today on the occasion of the city’s holiday.
13 July 2012 | 15:03
President Rosen Plevneliev met with students at the Nicolaus Copernicus Observatory in Varna who are participating in international projects at CERN and the United States National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA).
13 July 2012 | 14:02
The Supreme Judicial Council decision to dismiss judge Miroslava Todorova leaves suspicion of bias, President Rosen Plevneliev told journalists in Varna. “As the President, I cannot help but be worried when judges in Bulgaria protest,” the President said. He emphasised, however, that he is optimistic about the judicial system and gave the example of Varna Regional Court, which decided 90 per cent of its cases within three months. T
