Serbia: Vučić’s quiet offensive to capture the judiciary
If passed, proposed laws would allow the government to pre-select future judges years in advance, effectively turning the Judicial Academy into a political filter
judicial abuse
Bail for a ‘political prisoner’: Varna mayor’s release spotlights Bulgaria’s rule-of-law crisis
Blagomir Kotsev freed on €100,000 bail after nearly five months in detention, a case that has fuelled domestic fury and concerns at international level
Protests escalate in Bulgaria over judicial abuse against Varna mayor
Supporters plan to occupy parliament as political tensions sharpen around the case of Blagomir Kotsev, detained without conviction
European Liberals urge Commission to suspend €653 million for Bulgaria over politically driven trial
Renew Europe warns that those in power weaponise the country's anti-corruption body to suppress political opponents
In Bulgaria, anti-corruption becomes repression
The case of mayor Blagomir Kotsev looms large over the city of Varna where Russian influence seeks to penetrate
Bulgarian businesses issue self-defence guide amid fears of state overreach
Entrepreneurs brace for abusive inspections and legal ambiguity ahead of eurozone accession
