Photo: Image generated by artificial intelligence In May 2022, the Report on Bulgaria from the Fifth Evaluation Round of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (MONEYVAL) was published.[1]The report analyzes the implementation of the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the effectiveness of the […]

In 2023, significant changes were made to the Domestic Violence Protection Act. A map of social services is currently being created. At the same time, advocacy for better regulation and measures for prevention and protection against domestic violence was accompanied by smear campaigns against NGOs. For these reasons, it is important to better understand what […]

Text by journalist Tanya Petrova for SEGA, created as part of the project “Digital Democracies vs. Digital Dictatorships” (ACF/970) by the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, funded by the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria under the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014–2021. Artificial intelligence raises legitimate concerns that can easily grow into irrational fears. The European Union is […]

“It is already clear that the question of whether artificial intelligence will be regulated by legislation. The question now is when and how.” Artificial intelligence – regulation and the future, discussion in the Council of Ministers on May 11, 2023 The development of technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a stage where they […]

By journalist Tsvetelina Sokolova, under the project “Digital Democracies vs. Digital Dictatorships” (ACF/970) by the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, funded by the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria under the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014–2021. Advertising of gambling should be further restricted by prohibiting the announcement of bonuses and prizes, proposes Finance Minister Rossitsa Velkova with prepared […]

The European Commission publishes its annual report on the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights The European Commission has released its annual report on the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. This year’s report is dedicated to civic space and its role in safeguarding and promoting the fundamental rights guaranteed by […]

On November 15, 2021, the transitional composition of the Council for Coordination of Bulgaria’s participation in the “Open Government Partnership” initiative was convened. The meeting included representatives of state institutions and civil society organizations – the initiators of the proposals for measures for the country’s Fourth National Action Plan within the framework of the international […]

The “Open Government Partnership” is an international initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption through the use of new technologies, and strengthen governance. The initiative was launched on September 20, 2011, in New York, where eight founding countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, […]

On April 28, 2021, a bill was submitted to the National Assembly to amend and supplement the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act (NPLEA). It proposes that a new paragraph 2 be added to Article 27 of the NPLEA, according to which, in the event of a declared state of emergency due to an epidemic, persons who […]

In response to concerns raised by Bulgarian non-governmental organizations regarding the Bill to amend the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act (NPLEA), submitted by Members of Parliament from the “United Patriots” group in July of this year, Vice-President of the European Commission Věra Jourová assured that the European Commission remains firmly committed to promoting an environment in […]