Safeguards for Effective Access to Legal Aid in the Pre-trial Phase of Criminal Proceedings
The report summarizes the results of a comparative legal study carried out by a team of the Legal Programme of Open Society Institute –...
Active NGOs in Bulgaria in 2017
The typical active non-governmental organization (NGO) in Bulgaria is small, based in the capital city or another district city, with limited financial resources, dependent...
Don’t Stop Now: Findings of the European Catch-Up Index 2016
The convergence of the newer EU member states with their older counterparts is on track. The multi-year comparison with previous data shows a trajectory...
Democracy and Civic Participation. Public Attitudes in 2016
The majority of the Bulgarian citizens are convinced that their fundamental political and civil rights are protected and they may freely exercise them within...
Public Attitudes towards Hate Speech in Bulgaria in 2016
Hate speech is a common and permanently established phenomenon in the Bulgarian public environment. In 2016 the prevalence of this phenomenon has been expanding...
Don’t Panic! Findings of the European Catch Up Index 2015
Twelve years after the accession of eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe to the EU, followed by three more states in 2007 and...
