Metani was accompanied during the visit by HIJ inspectors, cabinet members, the Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Bulgaria, Donika Hoxha, and the international expert, Anita Mihailova.

The visit took place in the framework of a memorandum of understanding signed between the Inspectorate of the High Judicial Council of Bulgaria and the High Inspector of Justice in September 2021, during the visit of Bulgarian counterparts in Tirana.

The working meeting with counterpart Tochkova underlined the importance of exchanging best practices in the process of inspection and disciplinary proceedings of magistrates.

Metani underlined the importance of this cooperation for further development of the institution in the framework of fulfilling its constitutional competencies.

Tochkova and the experts of the institution made an overview of the competencies and composition of the institution, focusing on the procedures of conducting thematic and planned inspections, inspections of the integrity and assets of magistrates, inspections in case of complaints about delays in court proceedings and inspections on the use of personal data.
The HIJ delegation was acquainted with the work of the Complaints Registry Office and the Electronic Complaints Registration System and their distribution.
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