The end of each year offers an opportunity for reflection—an assessment of achievements and shortcomings across various areas of public and political life. For civil society organizations, 2025 was characterized by diverse and at times contradictory trends, mirroring developments in Bulgarian society as a whole. At least two conclusions can be drawn with certainty. First, the […]
Over a hundred people – representatives of the civil sector, academia and the diplomatic corps in our country – participated in the conference “The Next 10: Bulgaria and the World in 2035”, organized by the Open Society Institute – Sofia Foundation. The occasion of the conference was the 35th anniversary of the foundation’s establishment, and […]
The Monitoring Committee of the Education Programme held its Sixth meeting, at which it approved the creation of a new special Priority 5 “Civic Preparedness in the Education System”, aimed at increasing the knowledge and skills of students and teachers for protection and response to crises. The new operations and systemic projects that are yet […]
European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib hosted a Dialogue on the Implementation of the EU Strategic Framework for Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation and the National Roma Strategic Frameworks, which took place on 12 November in Brussels. The event brought together over thirty representatives of Roma and pro-Roma organisations working at European and national level. Bulgaria was […]
Until December 15, all schools have the opportunity to submit projects for the competition “Prevention and prevention of bullying and violence and reduction of aggression in schools”, announced by the Education Program. What is important for colleagues who prepare projects to know about the budget and costing of the necessary expenses? It is unlikely that […]
The Civil Society Development Council (CSDC) is beginning the preparation of a roadmap for a Strategy for Supporting the Development of Civil Society Organisations in the Republic of Bulgaria. This was decided by the non-governmental organisations represented on the Council at their first meeting held in person. The meeting took place on 11 September at […]
The Ministry of Education and Science’s proposal for amendments to the Public Education Act of May 23, 2025, was followed by 754 comments and opinions during the public consultation period, which ended in June 2025. On July 16, 2025, the Council of Ministers approved the draft amendment to the Public Education Act, which was submitted […]
On its meeting held on July 23, the Council of Ministers adopted a decision to appoint the members of the Council for Civil Society Development (the Council).The establishment of the Council is provided for in Article 4, paragraph 3 of the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities (NPLEA). The Council functions as an advisory body to […]
Until June 23, all interested parties can submit comments on the Ministry of Education and Science’s (MoE) proposals for changes and additions to the Pre-school and School Education Act. This follows the ministry’s publication of its draft proposal for public discussion. Afterward, the proposed amendments to the PSEA will be voted on by the Council […]
Deputy Minister of Education Emilia Lazarova, Members of Parliament Tsvetan Predov and Alexander Valchev, representatives of Romani community centers (chitalishta) and schools, educational mediators, school principals, teachers, and active youth took part in the roundtable discussion “Romani Culture and Identity Today.” The event was held on June 6, 2025, at 3:30 PM in the building […]