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Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

Bulgaria

Members and substitute members

Member

Desislava ATANASOVA

Substitute member

Borislav BELAZELKOV

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

News

19 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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