On the 13th of May, 2012 the Institute for Public Environment Development observed the partial local elections in Kustendil. 15 independent observers, trained by the Institute’s experts monitored the work of the polling stations, located in the city. For the first time in Bulgarian elections an independent team of observers shared the picture of the…
The project aims to: increase the awareness about the opportunities for collaboration between the ICT community and the civil society organizations in order to develop and implement digital tools for evaluation of public policies and the democratic development of the institutions based on the use of open data and the new technologies. exchange knowledge and…
The expertise of the Institute for Public Environment Development regarding the election process and election legislation was once again recognized, this time by the presidential institution. Representatives of the Institute are invited by the President of Bulgaria to participate in a roundtable discussion on “The Election Process: Problems and Solutions” which will be held on…
We would like to thank all the independent observers, trained by the Institute for their efforts while observing the election process. As a registered by the Central Election Commission independent observer, the Institute for Public Environment Development will keep monitoring the election process in Bulgaria, so that we can contribute for its fairness. For that…
On the 26th of July, experts of the Institute for Public Environment Development met with representatives of the Central Election Commission to discuss ways to develop training modules and materials presenting the voters their rights. During the discussion the CEC expressed their willingness to rely on the Institute’s expertise for various educational and outreach activities…
The Institute for Public Environment Development prepared the report on the position of the Bulgarians towards the „Participation of EU Citizens in The Union’s Democratic Functioning”, that will be included in the annual report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). You may download the document from here. You may download the document…
On the 27th of February, 2012 as part of the project “Impact Assessment of the New Election Legislation in Bulgaria and Advocacy for a Fair Election Process”, supported by the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a roundtable discussion was held: “Why should the election rules be corrected and are there any lessons learned from the last…
Our team will monitor for violations of the election process during the partial local elections on May 13th, 2012 for municipal councilors in Kyustendil municipality. Our initiative is supported by the Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation. Our team and our specially trained observers will monitor the Election Day in Kyustendil Municipality to ensure free and…
On 18th of April, as а part of the global initiative “Open Government Partnership”, the Bulgarian Government pledged to extent the possibilities for public use of the “Integrated System for Management of the Sources from the EU Structural Funds” Мeasure: Enhancing the public use of the information system for management and monitoring of the Structural…