site.btaUPDATED EU Justice Commissioner Says SJC Composition, Counter-Corruption Commission Functioning Should Remain High on Bulgarian Government's Agenda

EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath said Monday that while European Commission's 2024 Rule of Law report acknowledged the progress made in Bulgaria in recent years with the adoption of constitutional reform to improve judicial independence, there have been some setbacks since the publication of the report. Speaking to journalists in Sofia after a meeting with Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev, he stressed that issues related to the composition and functioning of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the effective and nonpartisan functioning of the Counter-Corruption Commission should remain high on the reform agenda of the Government.