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Country-specific opinions
1177/2023
Bulgaria - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the Code of Ethical Conduct for Bulgarian Prosecutors and Investigators
1170/2023
Bulgaria - Joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the Code of Ethical Conduct for Bulgarian Judges
1148/2023
Bulgaria - Opinion on the draft amendments to the Constitution
1098/2022
Bulgaria - Opinion on the draft amendments to the Judicial System Act concerning the Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council
1095/2022
Bulgaria - Opinion on the draft amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Judicial System Act
1033/2021
Bulgaria- Opinion on the Law supplementing the Criminal Procedure Code
1002/2020
Bulgaria - Opinion on the draft amendments to the Constitution
0968/2019
Bulgaria – Draft Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code concerning the investigation in respect of top magistrates
0867/2016
Bulgaria - Opinion on amendments to the Election Code
0855/2016
Bulgaria - Opinion on the Judicial System Act
0816/2015
Draft amendments to the Constitution of Bulgaria relating to the judiciary
0750/2013
Electoral Code of Bulgaria
0607/2010
Unifed electoral code
0591/2010
Opinion on the Draft Law amending the Law on Judicial Power and the Draft Law amending the Criminal Procedure Code of Bulgaria
0563/2009
Forfeiture in favour of the State of illegally acquired assets Act
0536/2009
Opinion on draft Law on Normative acts of Bulgaria
0532/2009
Opinion on the Draft Law on Meetings, Rallies and Manifestations of Bulgaria
0515/2009
Opinion on the Draft Law amending and supplementing the Law on Judicial Power of Bulgaria
0505/2008
Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Law on Political Parties of Bulgaria
0501/2008
Opinion on the concept paper for a new Law on Statutory Instruments of Bulgaria
0444/2007
Opinion on the Constitution of Bulgaria
0246/2003
Opinion on the Constitutional Amendments reforming the Judicial System in Bulgaria
0202/2002
Opinion on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Judicial System Act of Bulgaria
0151/2001
Opinion on the Draft Ombudsman Act of Bulgaria
0106/1999
Opinion on constitutional aspects of certain amendments to the Code of penal procedure of Bulgaria
0080/1998
Draft opinion on the draft Civil Service Act of the Republic of Bulgaria
0079/1998
Opinion on the reform of the judiciary in Bulgaria
0060/1998
Draft law declaring the communist regime in Bulgaria unlawful
0016/1995
Opinion on the Bulgarian law on the Administrative Court
0015/1995
Opinion on the Bulgarian law on popular consultation
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Apr
2026
Bulgaria – Early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
Sofia, Bulgaria
23
Oct
2024
BULGARIA – Early Parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
Sofia
09
Jun
2024
BULGARIA – Early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
Sofia, Bulgaria
26
Jan
2024
BULGARIA – Forthcoming opinion – country visit
Sofia
22
Jan
2024
BULGARIA - Request for opinion
Bulgaria
12
Dec
2023
Bulgaria supports Venice Commission through voluntary contribution
Strasbourg
14-15
Sep
2023
BULGARIA - Forthcoming opinion on the draft amendments to the Constitution – country visit
Sofia
17
Aug
2023
Request for opinion - BULGARIA
Bulgaria
24-25
Apr
2023
20th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice (JCCJ) and a mini-conference
Sofia
02
Apr
2023
BULGARIA - Early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
Sofia
02
Oct
2022
BULGARIA - parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
26-27
Sep
2022
BULGARIA – forthcoming opinions – country visit
29
Aug
2022
Request for opinion - BULGARIA
26
Aug
2022
Request for opinion - BULGARIA
12
May
2022
Bulgaria makes a voluntary contribution
13-15
Nov
2021
BULGARIA – presidential and early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
23
Sep
2021
19th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice (JCCJ)
10-12
Jul
2021
BULGARIA – early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
08
Apr
2021
BULGARIA - request for opinion
31-05
Mar-Apr
2021
BULGARIA – parliamentary election – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
08
Jan
2021
European Parliament – Rule of Law situation in Bulgaria
23
Nov
2020
BULGARIA – Urgent Interim Opinion upon request of the National Assembly issued
05-06
Nov
2020
BULGARIA - forthcoming Urgent Opinion – online meetings
18
Sep
2020
BULGARIA - request for Urgent opinion
07-08
Nov
2019
BULGARIA – Forthcoming opinion – country visit
02
Oct
2019
BULGARIA – request for opinion
15
Apr
2019
BULGARIA - 140th anniversary of the Constitution of Veliko Tarnovo
09-10
Nov
2017
"Conscious voters in the digital age" - 26th Annual ACEEEO Conference
06
Sep
2017
Bulgaria – forthcoming opinion – country visit
25
May
2017
Bulgaria – upcoming opinion – visit to the country
23-27
Mar
2017
Bulgaria - parliamentary elections - Legal assistance to the PACE observation mission
04-07
Nov
2016
Bulgaria - Presidential election - Legal assistance to the observation mission of the PACE
14
Oct
2016
Request for opinion – PACE / Bulgaria - Election Code
14
Oct
2016
Request for opinion – PACE / Bulgaria - Judiciary
21-22
Sep
2016
Bulgaria - Constitutional justice
21-22
Apr
2016
Bulgaria – Independence and impartiality of the judiciary
15-16
Sep
2015
Bulgaria - draft constitutional amendments in the field of the judiciary
29
Jul
2015
Request for opinion – Bulgaria
17
Mar
2015
Bulgaria - judicial reform
03-06
Oct
2014
Bulgaria – Early parliamentary elections - Legal assistance to the observation mission of the PACE
26
Nov
2013
Bulgaria - Request for opinion - Draft Election Code
13-14
Nov
2013
Bulgaria - Electoral reform
09-13
May
2013
Bulgaria - Observation of elections
24-25
May
2012
Hungary - forthcoming opinion on the Cardinal Law on Elections of Members of Parliament of Hungary - country visit
20-24
Oct
2011
Bulgaria - Elections
29-30
Jul
2011
Bulgaria - Constitutional Justice
12-13
May
2011
Bulgaria - Election Code
27-28
Jan
2009
Bulgaria - Meetings with Bulgarian authorities on concept for a new law on statutory instruments
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