Balgarianovinite.com The Judges Chamber of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has decided to request documents from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) concerning the disciplinary proceedings against former Bulgarian European Prosecutor Teodora Georgieva and the disciplinary penalty of “reprimand” imposed on her, as the Chamber prepares to rule on Georgieva’s request to be reinstated as a judge at the Sofia City Administrative Court.
Georgieva’s term as Bulgaria’s European Prosecutor expired on July 28. She has now applied to be reinstated in her former position, a right provided for under the country’s Judicial System Act.
The proposal to request the documents was made by Veronika Imova and supported by Boyan Magdalinchev, and all members of the Judges Chamber present at the meeting voted in favour.
Imova noted that the law contains a mandatory provision concerning reinstatement, but said this did not prevent the SJC from examining the issue of the moral and ethical qualities that a magistrate must possess. “It is well known to everyone that disciplinary proceedings were conducted by the EPPO and that Georgieva was given a disciplinary penalty,” Imova said, adding that Georgieva had been suspended for more than a year.
According to Imova, the case file from the EPPO should be requested so that the SJC Judges Chamber can assess the moral standing and integrity of the judge seeking reinstatement. Imova added that the legal grounds and factual circumstances that led to the disciplinary penalty should also be known. She recalled that there were negative assessments of Georgieva’s work as a European Prosecutor.
Magdalinchev backed Imova, saying that numerous questions have been raised in society and among members of the legal profession about the disciplinary proceedings against Georgieva. “I think we really need to think carefully before deciding on reinstatement whether the requirements for high moral standards and ethical conduct are met,” he said. According to Magdalinchev, the statutory provision on reinstatement is mandatory, but this does not mean that the magistrate should not meet the requirements of high professional standards and moral integrity.
The Judges Chamber ultimately voted to return the file concerning Georgieva’s reinstatement to the Commission for Attestation and Competitions, which will request the relevant documents on Georgieva from the EPPO. The Attestation Commission will then forward all the materials to the Commission for Professional Ethics to rule on any potential violation of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Bulgarian Judges and on whether Georgieva possesses the necessary moral qualities for reinstatement as a judge. Bulgaria Seeks European Prosecutor’s Office Files Before Ruling on Georgieva’s Reinstatement as Judge 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-18 09:20:57 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law