Balgarianovinite.com The Constitutional Court could strike down parts of the 2026 State Budget Act if underfunding prevents institutions from functioning normally, Constitutional Court Chair Pavlina Panova said on Tuesday. Panova was speaking in a NOVA News interview about plans by GERB-UDF and Continue the Change (CC) to challenge the Act before the Court.
Panova noted that matters could be referred to the Constitutional Court by one fifth of MPs, the President, the Council of Ministers, the two supreme courts or the Prosecutor General. The Ombudsman and the Supreme Bar Council could also make referrals in cases involving citizens’ rights and freedoms.
“I make no secret of the fact that some of the funding we requested from the Ministry of Finance was cut significantly, particularly staff funding. We made permitted internal reallocations within our budget to offset the social insurance contributions payable by our civil servants, 20% in 2026 and 40% in 2027. We were therefore able to raise their salaries so their net pay would not fall,” Panova said.
Asked about President Iliana Iotova’s plan to run in the presidential election, Panova said her personal view was that Iotova was completing another person’s term and would begin her first term if elected.
“My personal view is that Iotova is currently completing someone else’s term. It is not her term. She is entitled to a full presidential term, so if elected head of State, she will begin her first term as President,” Panova said. Constitutional Court Chair Panova: Institutional Underfunding May Be Unconstitutional 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-28 19:26:11 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