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 Assets forfeiture: a mechanism for combating corruption and organized crime
The main purpose of the various mechanisms and measures for criminal assets forfeiture is to interrupt the possibility for such resources to be reinvested in the economic turnover, said Mr. Heiner Boxleitner, Chief Criminal Commissioner of Bavaria, at a discussion at the CSD on June 3, 2004. more »
Municipality training seminar: Challenges Towards the Ombudsman Institution in Bulgaria – Between Theory and Practice
On May 19, 2004 a municipality training seminar on Challenges Towards the Ombudsman Institution in Bulgaria – Between Theory and Practice was held in the village of Ognjanovo, Gotse Delchev municipality. The seminar was organized jointly by CSD, Egida Foundation – Gotse Delchev and Coalition 2000. more »
Public lecture: Political Transition, the Constitution and Good Governance in Spain
The consensus among the main political actors and the referendum held for the Spanish constitution of 1978 ensured its stable functioning for decades to come, said Prof. Josè Antonio Escudero - a former senator and a co-author of the modern Spanish Constitution - in a lecture at the Center for Study of Democracy on May 18, 2004. more »
Training of trainers seminar: The Institution of Local Public Mediator in Bulgaria
On April 23-24, 2004 a Training of Trainers Seminar was held in Veliko Turnovo. The target group of the seminar were representatives of local NGOs and local administrative authorities. The seminar was organized jointly by the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Initiative for Sustainable Development Local Agenda 21. more »
International Conference: Awareness Raising of SMEs of the Opportunities for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolutions - EU Approaches and Best Practices
The conference was held on April 22-23, 2004 in Sheraton Hotel Balkan - Sofia. It was organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry(BCCI) and was aimed at popularization of the alternative dispute resolution means, especially arbitration and mediation, and exchange of information and opinions. more »
International seminar: The Impact of (Future) Accession to the European Union on the National Legal System
On April 16-17, 2004, CSD hosted an international seminar, organized jointly with the T.M.C. Asser Institute, the Hague, the Netherlands, and Jean Monnet Chair at the Law Department, New Bulgarian University.
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Meeting with the federal ombudsmen of Belgium
On April 15, 2004 the Director of the Law Program Dr. Maria Yordanova visited the offices of the federal ombudsmen of Belgium Mr. Pierre-Yves Monette and Dr. Herman Wuyts in Brussels. more »
Round table: Electronic Document and Electronic Signature: Tools for Good Governance and Transparent Administration
The round table organized by CSD and Coalition 2000 on April 6, 2004 at the Sheraton hotel aimed at promoting the practical application of the legal framework of electronic documents and electronic signatures. The discussion focused on the role of the information technologies to raise the efficiency in the work of administration and in the provision of public services. more »
Registration reform in Bulgaria: an update
The development of market economy and establishment of democratic rule of law in Bulgaria require the creation of a safe and transparent environment for setting up and conducting business, as well as proper conclusion and carrying out of contracts. A precondition to achieving this objective is the establishment of a modern centralized electronic system of official registers that is able to provide reliable, timely and legally valid information on legal persons and real estate to the public and private sector. However, the present registration system in the country, consisting primarily of decentralized, paper based registers, reveals a number of shortcomings, which make it ineffective, unreliable, short of transparency, and a major source generating corruption within the judiciary. more »
Meeting with the Banite Municipality Local Public Mediator
On March 29, 2004 the Center for the Study of Democracy hosted a meeting with one of the first local public mediators in Bulgaria, elected after the adoption of the new article 21a of the Law on the Local Self-Government and Local Administration (in force as of October 27, 2003), namely Ms. Zorka Karipova, elected as a public mediator for the municipality of Banite, Smolyan district. more »
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