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Judicial Watchdog to Vote on New Sofia City Court Chair Next Week
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) is to determine on Thursday next week who will take over as interim head of the Sofia City Court, Yasen Todorov, from the Ethics Committee at the VSS, has said.
Todorov's interview with public broadcaster BNT followed a VSS step to remove the court's chairperson Vladimira Yaneva from office.
Supreme Judicial Council Removes from Office Sofia City Court Chair
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) has voted unanimously to remove from office Vladimira Yaneva, Chair of the Sofia City Court.
Thursday's decision of the VSS involves the removal of Yaneva from the post of Sofia City Court Chair and from the post of a judge.
Court rejects ex-mayor's request for release pending appeal
An appeals court in Thessaloniki on Wednesday rejected a request by the city?s former mayor, Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, who is serving a prison term for embezzlement, to be released from jail until the Supreme Court hears his appeal against his sentence.
Montenegoro Adopts Controversial Surveillance Law
The Montenegrin parliament on Tuesday adopted a controversial new law on the National Security Agency, NSA, by which intelligence officers can access all databases in Montenegro only by showing official identification cards.
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Macedonia PM Leaves Opposition Charges Hanging
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski declined on Monday to comment directly on the latest press conference of the opposition Social Democrats SDSM on Sunday, where five recordings were presented involving discussions between state officials, judges and a pro-government news editor on appointments of judges as well as court cases and prosecutors' work.
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Bulgaria Top Officials Gather in Unprecedented Meeting on Judicial Reform
A first-of-a-kind meeting is due on Tuesday between Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov, newly-elected cassation court head Lozan Panov and Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov in Sofia.
South Korea finally gets a new prime minister
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye finally got a new prime minister on her third attempt Feb. 16, despite claims by opposition lawmakers that her nominee was morally unfit for the office.
Lee Wan-Koo, a senior legislator from Park's ruling Saenuri party, was approved in parliament by 148 votes to 128 after a tortuous nomination process.
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Macedonia Opposition: Transcripts Show 'Staggering' Interference in Courts
Five conversations were published on Sunday at a press conference of the opposition Social Democratic Party, SDSM, involving discussions between top state officials, judges and a pro-government news editor about the appointment of judges as well as court cases and prosecutors' work.
Two-year prison sentence for former minister Miron Mitrea
Former transport minister Miron Mitrea was sentenced to a two-year prison term without suspension, in a definitive sentence of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ, Romania's Supreme Court).
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Albania's Faiths Unite to Save Threatened Church
In the letter to the Prime Minister, Edi Rama, representatives of four religious denominations in Elbasan question a Supreme Court decision, which orders the Catholic church to vacate the premises of the St Pius X parish in order to return the land to a family that claims it.
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