Bulgaria is in turn the subject of an European Parliament resolution on the rule of law. The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties and its Chair, Juan López Aguilar (S&D, Spain), adopted a resolution on 1 October on this country already subject to the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, but by a narrow majority: 35 in favour, 30 against (with 1 abstention).
While the country is shaken by anti-corruption protests surrounding Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the text...