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Although only 8 of the 22 member states of
The EPPO has chosen its representatives,
only a scandal arose around the native elections
How will you describe and complement the professional qualities of the 10 Bulgarians (see list below), Who are candidates for European prosecutors will be decided on Wednesday by the prosecution of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary.
The EPPO, which will investigate and prosecute those suspected of atrocious crimes related to the European budget, has high expectations. They must be investigated
fraud,
corruption,
cross border
operations for
VAT drain
more than 10 million euros
Recently, however, there has been growing criticism in Europe that its structuring is slowing down. Each of the 22 EU countries out of a total of 27 that supported the emergence of this independent body appointed representatives. They will work in their own country, but will also be under the leadership of Laura Coveschi.
Hungary, Poland, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland remained outside the EPPO. In February, the SJC’s Bulgarian Prosecution Board nominated the 10 national candidates.
Only in 8 of 22
member states
it’s over
the preliminary
selection stage
of candidates
On Friday news from the Brussels-based Euroactive BG website, run by left-wing editor Georgi Gotev, sensationally announced that 7 of the 10 names had been personally “rejected” by Laura Coveschi. Euroactive BG referred to the Chief of Staff of the European Attorney General Milan Jaron, who gave credibility to the information.
However, Free Europe was the first to notice that hours later the name of this senior European official had disappeared from the publication. Such development has given a signal that it may be an attempt to sabotage the Bulgarian magistrates who will work with Laura Coveschi. The exact facts show that the candidates selected by the SJC prosecution
they were not
rejected, a
has been received
letter of
Кёвеши за
additional
information
for 7 of the 10 candidates.
See the letter here
This important detail was confirmed to Free Europe by the Ministry of Justice and the spokesperson for the SJC Prosecutor’s Office, Kalina Chapkanova.
And this is not an extraordinary event, but it is part of a procedure that is at a stage in which rejection is impossible, nor is it the responsibility of Laura Coveschi, but of the College of European Prosecutors, whose office is in Luxembourg. It includes a total of 22 prosecutors appointed by their country of origin. Teodora Georgieva is the European prosecutor for Bulgaria.
Already on November 16, 2020, this college established rules to carry out a selection procedure for European delegated prosecutors. According to art. 1, point 2 of the document, the European Chief Prosecutor can ask the Member State for additional information on the respective candidates, as can Koveshi.
According to art. 3 of this decision, not only she, but also a working group of European prosecutors, appointed by the college, can assess whether the nominated candidates meet the requirements for the position.
According to the rules, Koveshi will make its evaluation only after it has gathered all the information on the proposals, even if additional information has been requested. But it is not she, but the College of European Prosecutors, who decides whether a candidate meets the criteria or should be rejected.
According to the rules of the 22 European prosecutors, if there is a refusal to appoint, this must be very well argued, indicating what requirements the candidate does not meet.
Euroactive BG’s statement that
at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office
I did not want to
researchers
According to unofficial information from the SJC, even before the start of the selection procedure for our representatives, the EPPO sent detailed information on the requirements to hold the post. It explicitly stated that European prosecutors could be both prosecutors and judges and investigators.
By regulation, each country was supposed to nominate at least two prosecutors, but a year ago Laura Coveschi asked for more candidates many times and this led to the 10 delegated prosecutors from Bulgaria. This also explains why the proposals include investigators who, although they have not appeared in court, have experience in complex investigations of financial crimes.
If these are the facts about the process that is being carried out in the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the question remains unanswered for now
there is an attack
and where does it come from
her against the 10
Bulgarian
magistrates,
issued after a procedure opened by the Fiscal Board of the Personnel Corps of the Judicial Power of our country. The attack points are not more than two: Luxembourg or Sofia.
It is difficult to assume that Koveshi’s chief of staff will violate the rules of the EPPO itself and defend his name behind false accusations. An experienced European official like Milan Yaron, who has a career of more than 10 years in the European Commission, would not violate professional standards of confidentiality, nor would he assume that Bulgaria will be the only country whose Coveschi candidates will have additional questions. Still
14 more countries
next to
send to
Luxembourg
nominations
It is possible that the Romanian has a special attitude towards Bulgaria, because the country was not among the first to vote for her nomination for European Attorney General. And this is not a surprise, because also in his own homeland, Koveshi’s candidacy was not unequivocally accepted.
He was sworn in on September 28, 2020 and served a 7-year term. Coveschi headed Romania’s anti-corruption agency until 2018, when she was fired by the center-left government for “abuse of power.” The Eastern European won this all-important position in the EU after a grueling process and a battle with Frenchman Jean-François Boner. The Romanian government has made several attempts to block Coveschi’s election, but they have failed.
Apparently, from the appearances in the media, the most satisfied with the exchange of correspondence between Luxembourg and Sofia turned out to be
Bulgarians who
during years
to oppose to
bulgarians
magistrates of
Her future
European
colleagues
In Sofia, there are enough people interested in seizing every opportunity to attack prosecutor Ivan Geshev, as these 10 candidates are nominated by the SJC board of prosecutors.
Coveschi herself has lobbied member states for greater commitment and support, even increasing the number of delegated European prosecutors. This also means a significant increase in budgetary costs for the operation of the institution, which cannot happen without a consensus between the parties. According to official statements, Bulgaria has always supported the EPPO.
And Koveshi herself promised that the new structure would first deal with almost 3,000 cases since 2017 related to crimes from the European budget.
THE 10 CANDIDATES FROM BULGARIA
Svetlana Georgieva Shopova-Koleva – Prosecutor of the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office
Veronika Borislavova Trifonova – Prosecutor of the Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office
Boyko Kirilov Kalfin – Prosecutor of the Kyustendil District Prosecutor’s Office
Bozhidara Evgenieva Ganeva-Dimova – Prosecutor of the Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office
Biserka Ivanova Stoyanova – researcher at the National Research Service
Ventsislav Danev Ferdinandov – Prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office
Preslava Teodosieva Petkova – Researcher at the Investigation Department of the Special Prosecutor’s Office
Maya Paskaleva Kovacheva – researcher at the Investigation Department of the Sofia Municipal Prosecutor’s Office
Hristo Krastev Krachunov – Judge of the Sofia District Court
Dimitar Zdravkov Belichev – Prosecutor of the Plovdiv District Prosecutor’s Office
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