The public protests that followed Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski's selection of a media mogul as the country's top security chief highlight the need for further reforms in Bulgaria to "give confidence to the Bulgarian people," a European Union spokesman said Monday.
The prime minister, who has only been in office for a month, faced calls to resign from thousands of protesters over the weekend despite reversing last week's decision to pick 32-year-old Delyan Peevski as head of the national security agency DANS, AFP reported.
Asked about the situation, Olivier Bailly, a spokesman at the European Commission said the protests showed "the depths of concerns in Bulgarian society about the rule of law."
He said the controversy shows "the need for reform" in Bulgaria to create "procedures which can give confidence to the Bulgarian people."
Read more: Concerns over Security Agency Choice Show Need for Bulgaria Reforms - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
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