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The PDJS and other non-governmental organisations have sent an official letter to the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Ms. Tsetska Tsacheva regarding the adoption of a procedure for election by the National Assembly of members, chairpersons and heads of government bodies and independent institutions and Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The seminar on Case Management Techniques organised under the Enhancement of Court Business Practices Project was held on 18 - 19 June 2010 in Hisaria.

The first meeting on the implementation of the new Court Improvement Plan will was held on 21 May 2010 in the building of the Veliko Tarnovo District Court. The main goal was to review the joint concept of the Veliko Tarnovo District Court, the Gabrovo District Court, the Sevlievo Regional Court and the Gorna Oryahovitsa Regional Court and to discuss it basic elements and the activities to be carried out in the next years.

The information center of the Yambol Administrative Court was opened on 29 March 2010. It islocated in the new building of the Court at 4 Aleksandar Stamboliiski St. It has been built with the assistance of the PDJS under the project Strengthening the Court System in Bulgaria through Implementation of the Court Improvement Plan. The project is implemented with the support of the United States Agency for International Development and the German Marshall Fund.

The first meeting of the CIP Committee was held on 20 March 2010. The CIP Committee is responsible for the evaluation of the implementation of the second Court Improvement Plan (Plan 2). The Committee consists of magistrates and court staff who will monitor the implementation of Plan 2, go to site visits, collect and analyze all innovations and identify the good practices established.

The first meeting of chairpersons of Model Courts and Courts in Partnership for this year was held on 19 - 20 February 2010 in Veliko Tarnovo, Grand Hotel Yantra. It is organised under the project Enhancing Court Business Practices funded by the America for Bulgaria Foundation which was presented at the meeting.

Dear Colleagues,

Pursuant to Art. 21, para. 2 of the PDJS Articles of Association, the PDJS Management Board hereby convenes the General Meeting which will be held on 20 - 21 February 2010 starting at 2:00 pm on 20 February (Friday) in Conference Room 2, Grand Hotel Yantra, address: Veliko Tarnovo, 2 Opalchenska St, and will have the following agenda:

1. Report on the activities of the PDJS for the period 2009 - February 2010.
2. Discussion of the strategic directions for the development of the Association and of current and future projects of the PDJS.

The Program for the Development of the Judicial System is starting the implementation of a three-year project Enhancing Court Business Practices funded by the America for Bulgaria Foundation. The work is based on the second Court Improvement Plan elaborated under a project supported by the United States Agency for International Development and the German Marshall Fund.

You can find more information in the Projects section.

The new Model Courts were announced on 4 December 2009 at the regular meeting of the chairpersons of Model Courts and Courts in Partnership. These are:

• Yambol Administrative Court and
• Vratsa Regional Court.

The second meeting of the chairpersons of Model Courts and Courts in Partnership this year was held on 4 December 2009 in Sofia. The second Court Improvement Plan developed was presented at the meeting and there were discussions about the next steps for its implementation.