Representatives of the Institute for Public Environment Development attend the international conference organized by the Bulgarian National Audit Office

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Representatives of the Institute for Public Environment Development, Iva Lazarova and Diana Eftimova, are attending today’s international conference on “Artificial Intelligence and IT Auditing in the Protection of Public Resources,” organized by the National Audit Office on the occasion of its 145th anniversary. The IPED has collaborated with the Court of Auditors on numerous occasions…

The internship program “Public Policies and Civic Participation” has started

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On November 3rd IPED officially started its internship program “Public Policies and Civic Participation” of the Institute for Public Environment Development (IPED). Over the next weeks, 12 students from three of Bulgaria’s largest universities — Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” the University of National and World Economy, and the New Bulgarian University — will take…

IPED organizes and coordinates a working visit of representatives of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine to Bulgaria

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From September 30 to October 2, 2025, the Institute for Public Environment Development organized and coordinated a working visit to Bulgaria by representatives of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, Andriy Yevstigneev, member of the CEC of Ukraine, and Alexander Venher, Deputy Head of the Office for the Organization of Training and Improvement of Legal…

IPED sent an statement to the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

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Electoral legislation in Bulgaria has always been an important political issue, and proposals for changes to it are the subject of constant debate between the parties, through which they consolidate their supporters. This peculiarity often leads to hasty changes in procedures, which are subsequently challenged, reimposed, etc. However, constant changes to the rules create uncertainty…

The Institute for Public Environment Development held a round table discussion entitled “Election Rules Under Review: Possible Changes and Their Effect.

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On February 3, 2025, the Institute for Public Environment Development held a roundtable discussion entitled “Election Rules Under Review: Possible Changes and Their Effect.” The event brought together members of parliament, representatives of institutions, experts, and representatives of civil society to discuss the proposed changes to the electoral legislation. The focus was on the main…

The IPED team participated in the FURIC conference

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Iva Lazarova, Executive Director of IPED, and Diana Eftimova, Chair of the IPED Board, are in Brussels this week to attend the FURIC conference organized by the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE). An unprecedented number of elections were organized around the world in 2024. However, they were marked by doubts about their fairness, disinformation,…

Institute for Public Environment Development became a member of the European Platform for Democratic Elections – EPDE network

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On the 30th of September, the European Platform for Democratic Elections-EPDE voted and unanimously approved the Institute for Public Environment Development as a part of its network of election observer organizations.EPDE aims to promote independent observation and partnership between civil society organizations in Europe.IPED successfully collaborated with the network during the European and snap parliamentary…

Cooperation between IPED and The European Platform for Democratic Elections-EPDE

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  In the period 05.06 – 10.06, the Institute for Public Development welcomed international observers from The European Platform for Democratic Elections-EPDE. In the days preceding the elections, we introduced them to the peculiarities of the electoral process, the media environment, machine voting, and party financing in Bulgaria. On election day, the international volunteers were…