[1] The European Council dedicated a special meeting in Tampere, Finland, in October 1999, to the establishment of an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. During this meeting political guidelines, including in the field of immigration, police and justice cooperation and fight against crime, were elaborated.
[2] Voinova R., Modern Instruments for Evidence-Gathering in Criminal Matters Across EU,International Scientific Conference KBO, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, pp. 248-254, 2018.10.1515/kbo-2018-0098
[3] Ralli E., ThePrinciple of Mutual Recognition Based on Mutual Trust and the Respect for Fundamental Rights: The Case of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant, European Law Institute, Annual Conference and General Assembly, 2017.
[5] Gesetzüber die international Rechtshilfe in Strafsachen–The part that regulates the EIO is implemented by Law 4 amending the Act on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters.
[7] Complete preliminary impact assessment of the European Investigation Order Act Draft, Republic of Bulgaria - Ministry of Justice, September, 2017. – One of the reasons for the transposition of the EIO Directive in the Bulgarian legislation is that applying the EIO is the only way for the state to be part of the future regulation on the exchange of electronic evidence.
[8] Chankova D. and Yurukov V., Electronic evidence-a challenge in evidencing in criminal proceedings, Sofia University, International scientific conference on the modern challenges in criminal proceedings devoted to the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Criminal Procedure Code of 1968, Sofia, Bulgaria, pp. 189-200, 2018.
[9] Chankova D. and Voynova R., Towards New European Regulation for Handling Electronic Evidence, US-China Law Review, Vol.15, No. 3, pp. 121-129,2018.10.17265/1548-6605/2018.03.001