Annex to the 2002 report on Phare and the pre-accession instruments for Cyprus, Malta and Turkey. Commission staff working document.

Abstract

Bulgaria continued to fulfil the political criteria. Significant progress has been made on the judicial reform strategy with the adoption of an Action Plan and major amendments to the Law on the Judicial System. These now need to be implemented in order to translate them into concrete improvements in the functioning of the system. Issues relating to the structure of the judicial system and immunity still need to be addressed.