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Security Risks and Transformation - Euroatlantic and Regional Perspectives
This publication summarizes the discussions at the International Security Conference "Security Risks and Transformation - Euroatlantic and Regional Perspectives" held in November 19-20, 2005 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The conference discussions benefited from the participation of the Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, Supreme Allied Commander Europe General James Jones, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Ivailo Kalfin, Minister of Defense Vesselin Bliznakov, Minister of the Interior Rumen Petkov and other senior oficials from Southeast Europe (SEE). more » |
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Corruption Trends and Anti-Corruption in Bulgaria 1998 – 2006
Corruption in the forms it appears in present day Bulgarian society is a new phenomenon closely associated with the specific forms of transition in the period after 1990. The Bulgarian public identifies corruption as a negative phenomenon. However, Bulgarian society has been largely unprepared to properly identify corruption risks appearing in different social sectors. more » |
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Crime Trends in Bulgaria 2000 – 2005: Executive Summary of CSD Report
The current publication focuses on the main findings from the National Crime Surveys. Toward the end of the 1990s and, particularly after the year 2000, as the prospect of EU membership became more likely, greater political stability and economic prosperity in Bulgaria led to a gradual decrease in crime. more » |
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CSD Brief No 7: Development of the Second National Anti-Corruption Strategy for Bulgaria
On January 12, 2006, the Council of Ministers adopted a National Strategy for Good Governance, Prevention and Counteraction of Corruption 2006-2008. The document was part of the commitments made by Bulgaria in the field of anti-corruption in the context of its EU accession. The strategy was expected to be adopted and presented to the European Commission by the end of 2005. more » |
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Injecting Drug Users In Bulgaria
Despite the epidemic rate of growing use of psychoactive substances after 1990, the public continues to know too little about the drug users, as well as about the risks related to them. more » |
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Corruption and Tax Compliance. Policy and Administration Challenges
National and international corruption indices suggest that the Bulgarian tax administration has an important role to play in fighting corruption. While the general public and the business community are inclined to think better of the tax administration, in terms of the levels and spread of corruption, by comparison with other institutions, such as customs, the police or the judiciary, corruption in the tax administration is still admittedly rather high. more » |
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The Flat Tax: Economic and Social Implications (available only in Bulgarian)
Drawing lessons from the classic Hall-Rabushka flat tax concept and from the experience with flat taxes in Central and Eastern Europe this paper studies the economic and social consequences of such a solution for Bulgaria. While Bulgarian debate is preoccupied with
applying the same marginal tax rate to all income levels (referred to here as the vertical dimension of the “flatness”), the study argues that the horizontal dimension – which is taxing equally all incomes irrespective of the source and eliminating most exemptions and deductions – deserves much more attention in Bulgarian tax reforms. more » |
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Ombudsman Institution in Bulgaria (in Bulgarian only)
The handbook presents a summarized overview of the process of establishment and development of the ombudsman institution on national and local level in Bulgaria (1998-2005). It offers comments and analysis of the legal framework as well as comprehensive information on the election of the first Bulgarian ombudsman and the activities of the local public mediators before and after their operation has been regulated in the legislation. more » |
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