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Media Note: Why Electricity Bills in Bulgaria Spoiled the Party

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

The so-called “green” premium - a market entry subsidy for renewable energy sources - was used as a convenient explanation for recent increases to the electricity bills in 2012. However, as time went by, consumers realized that a substantial part of their bills has been determined by another expense - the ”bad governance premium”, which, together with the forthcoming parliamentary elections and the increase of energy consumption during the winter, led to the ascent of social discontent and a search for new culprits for the surge in prices.

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Healthcare Reforms in Bulgaria: Towards Diagnosis and Prescription

Author(s): Konstantin Pashev / Language(s): English

The paper shows the evolution of this reform path to low compliance by both customers (contributors) and service-providers (contractors with the National Health Insurance Fund), which leads to excessive regulations and control, and crowding out of the private sector. The outcome is a system that is increasingly driven by administrative controls at the expense of market incentives. Based on this analysis it identifies the relevant policy implications and opportunities for moving the stalled health reforms out of the institutional impasse.

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European Standards and Ombudsman Institutions in Southeast Europe

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

The publication European Standards and Ombudsman Institutions in Southeast Europe presents a summary of the discussion at the International Conference European Standards and Ombudsman Institutions in Southeast Europe held on June 6-8, 2002, in Sofia. The conference was organized jointly by the Center for the Study of Democracy and Friedrich Ebert Foundation and was attended by ombudsmen and representatives of the institution from Sweden, Belgium, Greece, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and Kosovo as well as experts and representatives of institutions and organizations from Bulgaria actively involved in the process of introducing Ombudsman institution in Bulgaria.

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Public Opinion on Non-Governmental Organizations in Bulgaria

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

A representative national survey was conducted by Vitosha Research in the month of December 1996 with the aim of registering popular attitudes to NGOs in Bulgaria. It was conducted between 1-14 December, 1996 by the personal interview method with the participation of 1,561 respondents aged over 18. Two-stage cluster sampling was used. In the first stage 250 constituencies (clusters) were randomly selected from the list of constituencies in the last parliamentary elections of 1994, and the second stage consisted in randomly selecting 7 respondents out of each cluster. The sample included 176 clusters in towns and cities and 74 clusters in villages.

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Problems of Not-For-Profit Organizations /NFPO/ in Bulgaria - Focus-group information analysis, June 1997

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

The present survey has been conducted by Vitosha Research as part of the long-term commitment of the Center for the Study of Democracy to the problems of the Third Sector and the active promotion of its firm establishment and further development in Bulgaria. It is an element of the research project entitled Creating a Favorable Fiscal Environment for NFPOs and has been carried out by the Vitosha Research team. The survey was carried out by the focus-group discussion method. There were a total of four discussions: three in Sofia and one in Plovdiv. The discussions took place in the period 12-15 May 1997. There were a total of 31 respondents.

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ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT: SELF AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Since the end of 1999 Vitosha Research with the Center for the Study of Democracy and Freedom House foundation, has been working on an international project entitled Accountable Government: Self and Public Perception. Activities under this initiative included the conducting of sociological surveys in Romania, Slovakia, and Bulgaria. Fieldwork was conducted in the period March 23 - April 15, 2000. The present paper outlines the findings of the surveys conducted in Bulgaria among the general population and MPs from the 38th National Assembly.

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THE STREET DOGS AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Bulgarian society has been facing the problem of street-dogs for a long time since a consensus solution has not been found. The long lasting debates and the lack of an effective commonly acceptable solution has lead to the polarization of opinions and has blocked most of the initiatives undertaken.

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E-newsletters on the VICS initiative. Number 3. Представяне на националния доклад за България по инициативата "Подобряване на защитата на правата на пострадалите от престъпления: достъп до правна помощ"

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

E-newsletters on the progress of the initiative Improving protection of victims’ rights: access to legal aid (VICS) are regularly compiled and distributed among stakeholders to keep them informed about activities and recent developments. The newsletters include information about publications and events within the framework of the initiative and other legislative and practical updates in the area of victims’ rights.

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E-newsletters on the VICS initiative. Number 4.Кръгла маса „Формиране на дългосрочни политики за подобряване на положението на пострадалите от престъпления”

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

E-newsletters on the progress of the initiative Improving protection of victims’ rights: access to legal aid (VICS) are regularly compiled and distributed among stakeholders to keep them informed about activities and recent developments. The newsletters include information about publications and events within the framework of the initiative and other legislative and practical updates in the area of victims’ rights.

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ОБЩЕСТВЕНИ НАГЛАСИ КЪМ ИНСТИТУЦИИТЕ ОТ ТИПА “ОМБУДСМАН”

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

This focus group is part of a research project aimed at promoting human rights in Bulgaria and in particular establishing the institution of the Ombudsman. The main focus of the focus group was to obtain reliable information about the perceptions, expectations and recommendations of the surveyed persons regarding institutions of the type of ombudsman.

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ОБЩЕСТВЕНИ НАГЛАСИ КЪМ ИНСТИТУЦИИТЕ ОТ ТИПА “ОМБУДСМАН” (нагласи на жени и хора в неравностойно положение)

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

The current focus group is part of a research project aimed at strengthening human rights in Bulgaria by establishing institutions such as the Ombudsman. A special focus in this case was on the respect of the rights of women and disadvantaged people. The group discussion is an attempt to extract the main problems faced by Bulgarian women and disadvantaged people in a Bulgarian municipality and on this basis to outline the place and the role of the ombudsman institution.

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Елитът и промените в България. Анализ на резултатите от социологическо изследване

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

The analysis of the attitude of the elite towards the non-profit organizations is based on a national sociological survey carried out in early 1997 by Vitosha Research. The survey sample includes 421 representatives of the elite. The survey method is a standardized personal interview.

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ОБЩЕСТВЕНИТЕ НАГЛАСИ КЪМ МЕДИИТЕ - СТРУКТУРА И ДИНАМИКА (септември 1999 г.)

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

This sociological analysis is based on empirical data from representative public opinion surveys conducted by the Center for the Study of Democracy in May 1998, February 1999 and September 1999. Its purpose is to outline the sustainable structure of the information society space in the country as well as the degree of influence of the mass media on the Bulgarian society. The analysis of dynamics and changes in citizens' attitudes for a period of a year and a half indicates the key trends in the development of public opinion towards the media. The report outlined a number of prerequisites underlying the effective functioning of the mass media in Bulgaria.

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Обществените нагласи към медиите - структура и динамика (февруари 1999 г.)

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

The present sociological analysis is based on empirical data from representative public opinion surveys conducted by the Center for the Study of Democracy in May 1998 and February 1999. Its purpose is to outline the sustainable structure of the information space in the country as well the degree of influence of the mass media on the Bulgarian society. The report outlines several key prerequisites and issues underpinning the functioning of the media.

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ПУШАЧИ И НЕПУШАЧИ: КОНФЛИКТ ИЛИ КОМПРОМИС

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

The ban on smoking, which has been in force since 1 January 2005, divides the Bulgarians into smokers and non-smokers and provokes ambiguous public reactions. In January 2005, the Vitosha Research Agency conducted a national representative survey of the topic among 993 Bulgarian citizens aged over 15 through the method of personalized standardized interview at the respondents' home.

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ИЗСЛЕДВАНЕ НА ОБЩЕСТВЕНОТО МНЕНИЕ ЗА ОТНЕМАНЕ В ПОЛЗА НА ДЪРЖАВАТА НА ИМУЩЕСТВО, ПРИДОБИТО ОТ ПРЕСТЪПНА ДЕЙНОСТ

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

Between 15 and 28 September 2002, Vitosha Research conducted a national representative survey among 1000 respondents over 15 years. The study aimed to establish public opinion on the law for seizure for the benefit of the state of property acquired from criminal activity.

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Електронни инструменти за ефективно управление на наказателни дела в отделни страни - членки на ЕС

Author(s): / Language(s): Bulgarian

In recent years, public authorities have begun to adopt several statutory reforms to incorporate ICT into everyday tasks of judicial systems’ actors. In the European sphere, the concept of e-justice has been mainly developed in justice administration. This publication provides comparative analysis of current practices of justice record keeping and the electronic tools for measuring the judicial system performance in Finland, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany, and England and Wales as well as an overview of the introduction of ICT in the judiciaries of Bulgaria and Poland.

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Проблеми на организациите с нестопанска цел (ОНЦ) в България - юни 1997 г.

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

The present survey has been conducted as part of the long-term commitment of the Center for the Study of Democracy to the problems of the Third Sector and the active promotion of its firm establishment and further development in Bulgaria. It is an element of the research project entitled Creating a Favorable Fiscal Environment for NFPOs and has been carried out by the Vitosha Research team. The discussions held have outlined a complex and multifaceted picture of the state of the third sector in Bulgaria, of its social environment and the attitude towards the activity of not-for-profit organizations. Participants shared a broad range of opinions and suggestions concerning the functioning of not-for-profit organizations.

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Проблеми на организациите с нестопанска цел в България, юни 1997

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

The present survey has been conducted by Vitosha Research as part of the long-term commitment of the Center for the Study of Democracy to the problems of the Third Sector and the active promotion of its firm establishment and further development in Bulgaria. It is an element of the research project entitled Creating a Favorable Fiscal Environment for NFPOs and has been carried out by the Vitosha Research team. The survey was carried out by the focus-group discussion method. There were a total of four discussions: three in Sofia and one in Plovdiv. The discussions took place in the period 12-15 May 1997. There were a total of 31 respondents.

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Barometru politic național

Author(s): Bruno Stefan / Language(s): Romanian

The survey was conducted on October 12-19, 2019 on a national sample of 1117 people selected from 109 urban and rural localities in all counties of Romania. He measured the confidence of the presidential candidates, the comparisons between them, the voting intentions, the problems facing the country, the attitude towards various issues, people, institutions.

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