| 10:00 |
Opening of the seminar |
| 10:10 |
Presentation of the guests and participants |
| 10:30 |
On Civic Organizations Initiative
Mr. Ilian Nikolov, Center for Economic Development - Razgrad |
| 10:40 |
Parliamentary Practice: Lobbying and Civic Participation
Ms. Ljudmila Georgieva, Common Cause Foundation |
| 10:50 |
International Practice on Gender Equality
Ms. Antonia Doneva, Deputy District Prosecutor |
| 11:00 |
Discussion |
| 11:20 |
New Legislative Solutions: Amendments to the Law on Local Self-Government and Local Administration
Ms. Verginia Micheva, Judge, Razgrad Regional Court |
| 11:35 |
Presentation of the Experience of the Sofia Municipality Public Mediator
Ms. Antoaneta Tzoneva, Sofia Municipality Public Mediator |
| 11:55 |
Discussion |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 |
Working Group Discussions
Group 1: Bulgarian Practice in Establishing the Ombudsman Institution and the Role of NGOs
Moderators: Ms. Antoaneta Tzoneva, Ms. Verginia Micheva
Group 2: Gender Equality and Bulgarian Legislation. Law on Protection against Discrimination
Moderators: Ms. Antonia Doneva, Mr. Georgi Milkov
Group 3: Civic Initiatives for Local Mediation
Moderators: Ms. Ljudmila Georgieva, Ms. Krasimira Petrova |
| 15:00 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30 |
Working group discussions. Review |
| 16:15 |
Summary and adjourn of the seminar |
