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On 30 September and 1 October 2026, the international Follow-Up on Recommendations’ Implementation Conference (FURIC 2026) took place in Brussels under the theme “From Reform to Resilience: Future-Proofing Democratic Elections.” Organised by the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), the event brought together representatives of international institutions, election observation organisations, and independent experts to discuss…

The Institute for Public Environment Development (IPED) has submitted a set of questions to the Presidential Administration addressed to the candidates for membership in the Central Election Commission (CEC), proposing that they be discussed during the public hearing scheduled for 12 June 2026. The questions focus on key issues related to the transparency, accountability, and…

On Election Day, volunteer observers from the IPED network were once again on the ground at dozens of polling stations across the country and abroad. We thank them for their efforts and feedback from 160 polling stations in more than 30 locations across the country, as well as from polling stations in the United Kingdom,…

The team of the Institute for Public Environment Development has created a special section called “Election Guide” on the “My Vote” platform. It will feature a series of articles dedicated to the upcoming early parliamentary elections on April 19, 2026. As part of this initiative, our team will present a series of publications focused on…

As part of the campaign for the early parliamentary elections on April 19, 2026, the Institute Public Environment Development is launching its new initiative, “Citizen Observer,” which is accessible through our “My Vote” platform. Its main goal is to enable every citizen to actively contribute to increasing the transparency and integrity of the electoral process.…

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…