14/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the Bulgarian parliament passed a new penal code to improve the functioning of the country's legal system ahead of EU accession, foreseen for 1 January 2007. One of the main criticisms by the European Commission in its recent regular report on Bulgaria's progress was the disfunctioning legal system. The reforms, due to come into force in six months time, repeal the suspension of powers at the Supreme Court, whereby notorious criminals were able to...