On this day back in 1987, Stefka Kostadinova set the still reigning world record in the women s high jump with 2.09 m which she jumped at the World Championships in Athletics in Rome.
Other important Bulgarian events on this date include: 1040 — The rebellion of Petar Delyan against the Byzantine tyranny begins. 1881 — In Sofia, the first flags are
30 years ago Bulgaria was first in the world to recognize the independence of North Macedonia - Novinite com
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on May 11 that it ruled amendments to the country’s Penal Procedure Code, which envision the appointment of a special prosecutor with the authority to investigate the top ranks of the prosecutor’s office, to be unconstitutional.
The bill was passed by Parliament in January and was meant to address the issue that, in Bulgaria’s legal system, the country’s prosecutor-general can shut down any investigation against themselves by using their oversight powers granted by law.
President Roumen Radev, who
vetoed the bill only to have the veto overturned by Parliament, lodged the formal complaint with the Constitutional Court, arguing that the new position would breach several key constitutional principles.