At a news conference Friday, two days after outgoing Prime Minister handed the resignation of his Government to allow a Cabinet rotation with GERB-UDF, outgoing Justice Minister Atanas Slavov reported the performance of his Ministry.
Passing for the first time a law on lobbying and lobbying activities is a key priority, he stressed. He pointed out that such a law would guarantee that the legislative process, the decision-making "protects public interests, not some private interests".
As another priority, the outgoing Minister noted the implementation in practice of the constitutional amendments and drafting a new Judiciary Act, which has already been announced for preliminary public consultation. Slavov added that the draft will be consulted with parliamentary groups and professional communities.
He also identified as a priority Bulgaria's active involvement in international activities related to the restoration of justice in Ukraine, with "the effective investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed in Ukraine".
In his words, this could be achieved with the participation of Bulgarian prosecutors and investigators in these processes, through participation in the joint investigation teams under the jurisdiction of Eurojust. Also through amendments to the Criminal Code, introducing the current standards for war crimes and crimes against peace and humanity.
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