On October 3, 2023 at the Astoria Hotel, Sofia, was held a discussion on “Practical guidelines on preliminary reference under Article 267 TFEU, based on observations of Bulgarian cases heard in Luxembourg” . The event is part of a training, funded under the project “Modern learning environment for judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates and other legal professionals”, implemented with the financial support of the Justice Programme, Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 that will take place in the period 3-10.10.2023.
The participants discussed the nature of preliminary reference as a dialogue between judges, the topics and characteristics of Bulgarian preliminary references, the preliminary reference procedure, the types of preliminary reference, the consequences of preliminary reference and the responsibility of the national judge to ensure compliance with the principle of primacy of EU law.
The moderators were Judge Donka Chakurova from the Supreme Administrative Court and Ms Tsvetelina Georgieva from the Legal Service of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. The discussion was attended by 22 legal professionals, including judges from the regional, district, administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court.
This meeting was the initial part of topical training that will continue on the NIJ e-learning portal. It will focus on forum discussions of cases from different legal fields.
