The Government’s Governance Programme for 2026–2030 contains a number of commitments to transparency, dialogue, combating corruption and many other issues. These are largely framed as tasks for public institutions. Even a cursory review of the Programme – a 208-page document covering almost every sphere of public life – shows that civil society is not identified […]
On 22 October the Swiss Ambassador in Bulgaria, H.E. Pierre Hagmann together with Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov officially opened the Swiss-Bulgarian ” Civic Engagement and Transparency Facility” (CETF). With a budget of CHF 10 million the Facility will support civic engagement and democratic participation by the end of 2029. #CETF will focus on less […]
During the 2022/2023 academic year, the Amalipe Center launched a program to stimulate student activity, civic participation, and self-management. After conducting youth training and a youth conference in October 2023, participants came up with the idea of holding elections for student ombudsmen in their schools. In the context of many schools already having Student Parliaments […]
After a successful youth training and youth conference in Lozen/Sofia, students came up with a proposal to start elections for a student ombudsman in their schools. Although the majority of educational institutions have a functioning and elected Student Parliament/Council, in many cases there is no elected Student Ombudsman. Center Amalipe decided to support the students […]