On the 26th of September, 2014 the National Audit Office of Bulgaria and 4 civic organizations – Association “Transparency international”, the Institute for Public Environment Development, Association “Civic Initiative for Free and Democratic Elections” and the “Bulgarian Association for Free Elections and Civil Rights – National Association”, signed a Memorandum for partnership. Through it, the…
Last week, at a seminar in Plovdiv (9th and 10th of May, 2014) the Institute for Public Environment Development organized training and debate over the topic: “Mobilizing the institutions and the civic capital for fair and free electoral process”. The seminar was held in cooperation with the Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria, and was attended…
On the 5th of March, the Parliament of Bulgaria adopted a new Electoral Code. The new rules regularized the Central Electoral Commission to create a Civil Council of representatives of NGOs, to support its activity. As an organization that conducts nonpartizan observations of the electoral process, and that has worked for years in support of…
On the 5th of March, 2014 – the new Electoral code in Bulgaria was enacted after being developed for more than 6 months by the Parliament. Within the framework of this process, the National assembly of Bulgaria initiated wide consultations with civic organizations. The expertise of the Institute for Public Environment Development, as an organization…
On the 31th of January, 2014 the Institute for Public Environment Development organized and conducted a press-conference over the following topic: “What are the “new – old” elements in the Electoral Code?” At the press-conference our team presented an analysis and recommendations towards the project for New Electoral Code of Bulgaria, that was passed on…
On the 22th of June, 2013 the Institute for Public Environment Development organized a discussion – “Free media for fair elections”. During the event, our team of experts presented the results of a survey on the media practices during elections in ten European countries – France, Germany, UK, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Albania and…
During the last 6 years, Bulgarian media outlets received 33 millions of Euro, by the European operative programs in the country. What are buying these amounts of money – advertisements, or comfortable silence? You are welcome to join the Institute for Public Environment Development, this Saturday – 13.07.2013, from 11 AM on a Hackaton in…
On the 4th of June, 2013 the second reading of the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the National Assembly was completed. The proposals of the Institute for Public Environment Development affecting the transparency of the National Center for Public Opinion Research were approved. In the Annex to the Regulations concerning the financial rules for…
In Monday – 27th of May, 2013 the newly formed Parliament of Bulgaria organized a meeting with representatives of the Bulgarian NGOs in order to exchange ideas about what changes and amendments should be implemented in the regulation of the National assembly. We are presenting you the ideas and good practices, proposed on the meeting…
Early elections 2013 – Conclusions of the Institute for Public Environment Development from the civic monitoring over the institutional activity and the election process Press-conference What are the conclusions from the civic observation of the election process in Bulgaria and abroad – administration of the process, electoral violations, institutional reactions etc.? What can show us…