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Partners in Crime: The Risk of Symbiosis between the Security Sector and Organized Crime in Southeast Europe
The report is a necessary contribution to heightening public awareness of the considerable risks arising from criminal partnership within the security sector in Bulgaria and the Western Balkans and the need for measures to counteract and prevent it. more »
 
Weapons under Scrutiny
The report concludes that despite the evolution of Bulgaria’s arms export controls and its relatively clean record, compared to most of the 1990s, there is still room for improvement. The best approach to tackling all the issues raised in this report is through stricter implementation of the new export control mechanism adopted in 2002. more »
 
The Drug Market in Bulgaria
The latest CSD analysis looks into the genesis and structure of drug distribution in Bulgaria, markets cartelization, hierarchy in the drug networks and the role of the organized crime for developing these markets. It also addresses the problem of drug abuse which was fueled by the drug epidemic of the late 1990s and has grown to become a real social threat. more »
 
Gender Equality and Ombudsman Institution (in Bulgarian only)
The handbook presents the mechanisms for protecting women's rights and the ombudsman institution in Bulgaria and Europe and offers an updated review of both the common and the specific characteristics of the experience of the European countries. The publication includes useful information about women's networks and centers in Bulgaria, useful web sites and international events in the field of women's rights protection. more »
 
Shaping a Common Security Agenda for Southeast Europe
The document summarizes the speeches that were delivered and the discussions that took place during the international conference Shaping a Common Security for Southast Europe - New Approaches and Shared Responsibilities held on 5-6 September, 2003 in Sofia. more »
 
Corruption, Contraband and Organized Crime in Southeast Europe
The brochure suggests topics for discussion at the international conference Shaping a Common Security Agenda for Southeast Europe held on 5-6 September in Sofia. more »
 
The Informal Economy in the EU Accession Countries: Size, Scope, Trends and Challenges in the Process of EU Enlargement
The book is the result of the joint efforts of the World Bank, Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Center for the Study of Democracy. It includes papers presented on April 18-19, 2002 at a conference organized within the framework of the network Towards European Integration, consisting of public policy institutes and think-tanks from the EU accession countries. more »
 
Corruption and Anticorruption (available only in Bulgarian)
The reader Corruption and Anticorruption consists of seven chapters covering the subjects of corruption and politics and corruption and economy, measuring and monitoring of corruption, curbing corruption, international efforts to counter corruption, and corruption in the security forces. more »
 
Smuggling in Southeast Europe
The paper highlights the decisive impact the Yugoslav wars had on the development of the regional criminal networks. The research reveals the connection between the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and the growth of the trans-border crime in the region, and also looks at the related issue of corruption. more »
 
Counter-Terrorism Measures of the Republic of Bulgaria
The CSD and Ministry of Foreign Affairs collected the main official documents related to the suppression of terrorism which had been adopted by the Bulgarian government and the UN Security Council. more »
 

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