Human of the Year are the annual awards recognizing contributions to human rights.Judge Micheva-Ruseva ruled the first judgment in Bulgaria, which refused to put a person under guardianship with the motive that on the one hand this institute contradicts the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and on the other – that the guardianship doesn’t provide the necessary protection and support for the person.

This survey researches whether and how financing programs for NGOs in Bulgaria which aim to develop and support various civic initiatives and activities, apply the State Aid rules. An important part of the study is the comparative review of practices in other Member States, in order to understand whether there is equal treatment of civil society organizations within the EU or as a result of different enforcement there is unequal treatment.

The Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law (BCNL) has the pleasure of inviting you to a International Summer School for NGOs.

The businesses and CSOs (Civil Society Organizations) have developed many similarities that have opened unprecedented opportunities for various forms of cooperation. The purpose of this brief leaflet is to give inspiration, by examining the vast array of ways in which corporations and CSOs can work together – using examples from the Czech Republic and Bulgaria – on how to pursue their shared visions of a good life worth living.

The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) is currently seeking a Senior Legal Advisor to join its team in Budapest. ECNL is the leading European research and policy center promoting the strengthening of a supportive legal environment for civil society. Over the past 10 years, ECNL has demonstrated deep commitment to empower local partners to lead reforms, and has contributed to the development of over 6o laws and policies supporting civil society organizations (CSOs). ECNL is the European affiliate of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law.

After reviewing some of the texts of the draft for a new Criminal Code of Bulgaria and all the discussions that were generated, BCNL has proposed the repeal of Paragraph 3 of Article 305 of the draft law.

Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law in partnership with Bulgarian Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities organizes an online training program, which is unique by its nature. It will be dedicated to the supported decision making and the new conception for legal capacity of people with disabilities. The online training program consists of several parts, which will be available or broadcasted live through the special section of Information Portal of NGOs in Bulgaria - NGOBG.Live.

A conference on the topic “Use of funds from the EU structural instruments for moving from institutional care regime to alternative services” was held on October 24, 2013 in Zagreb. The seminar was organized by the Croatian Ministry for Social Policy and Youth in partnership with the European Commission Representation. The purpose of the meeting was drawing the attention of the Croatian authorities and stakeholders to the use of European funding for development of reforms in the deinstitutionalization.

Mental illnesses are present in human history for thousands of years (the earliest evidences for their existence are the “covered with holes” skulls found approximately 50 000 BC – interpreted as the first attempts to cure the mental illness).

● Candidatures in the contest for the best business plan for a non-governmental organization marked a growth in comparison to previous years. ●Since this year the organizers from Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law Foundation and PACEL Foundation will work in partnership with UniCredit Foundation and UniCredit Bulbank.