http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20190517-144144-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/is-bulgarias-rule-of-law-about-to-die-under-the-european-commissions-nose-the-countrys-highest-ranking-judge-fears-so/ Is Bulgaria’s Rule of Law about to Die under the European Commission’s Nose? The Country’s Highest-Ranking Judge Fears So Vassileva, Radosveta eng 2019-04-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional Capture Democratic Backsliding Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 On 17 April 2019, the President of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation Lozan Panov was the keynote speaker at a yearly event dedicated to court independence. In his speech, Panov painted a vivid, yet gruesome picture of Bulgaria’s rule of law which is about to die like an oblivious frog in a pan of hot water reaching tipping point. Sadly, EU institutions have been turning a blind eye to the troublesome developments in Bulgaria for far too long.