Bulgaria Scraps European Prosecutor Nominations Over “Serious Flaws” in Selection

The government has decided to withdraw all three Bulgarian nominations for the position of European Prosecutor, effectively restarting the procedure after identifying serious flaws in the initial selection process. The candidates affected are Dimitar Belichev, Mihaela Raidovska and Plamen Petkov, with the Minister of Justice tasked with informing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and launching a new selection procedure. According to the Council of Ministers, the new process will be conducted under revised and clearly defined rules, with a five-member selection panel....