Iliana Boycheva is a PhD candidate in EU law at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski.” She is also an Analyst with the Law Program at the Center for the Study of Democracy, where she manages projects related to the rule of law and EU law.
Her research focuses on democratic accountability and the protection of fundamental rights. Iliana holds a Master of Law (LL.M.) and a Master’s degree in International Relations, with a focus on fundamental rights, from Sofia University, as well as a postgraduate degree in “Rule of Law in Europe” from the University of Strasbourg.
Bulgaria is an EU Member State facing long-standing rule of law concerns, including persistent deficiencies in judicial independence and an increasingly troubling pattern of fundamental rights violations. Compared to other EU Member States with similar entrenched structural problems, like Poland, Hungary or Romania, Bulgaria has not featured prominently in the Commission’s rule of law enforcement … →
