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SUPREME COURT REPUBTIC OF ESTONIA MrLozan Yordanov Panov President Supreme Court of Cassation of the Republic of Bulgaria 2 Vitosha Blvd 1000 Sofia BULGARIA Tartu, 3 May 20t9 Dear President Panov, I would like to thank you for your sharing the study on "Media Monitoring and Analysis of Attacks against Courts". This study gives a comprehensive overview of the situation in Bulgaria. I am very sorry to hear that the Bulgarian judiciary is subject to aggressive media attacks that threaten its authority and undermine its independence and there is no sign of improvement on that matter. Unfortunately I will be not attending the meeting in Nikosia on 17 May 2019.I wish you every success with the discussion of the issues in the meeting! Please accept, President Panov, the assurances of my highest consideration. Yours sincerely, Kõve Justice Supreme Court of Estonia l7 Lossi St, 50093 Tartu, ESTONIA. Tel +372 730 9002, fax +372 730 9003, e-mail: [email protected] rvrtu'.riigikohus.ee