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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 »
Conference on counteracting corruption in the judicial and executive branches
Effective mechanisms for counteracting corruption in the judicial and executive branches was the topic of a conference, held on March 19, 2004 at Sheraton Hotel Balkan in Sofia. The event was jointly organized by the Anticorruption Commissions at the Council of Ministers and the Commission for Prevention and Countering of Corruption at the Supreme Judicial Council. more »
Second Local Ombudsman Round Table: The Institution Local Public Mediator: Mechanism for Human Rights Protection and Curbing Corruption
On March 12, 2004 the Second Local Ombudsman Round Table was held in Sofia. It was organized jointly by Coalition 2000 and the Center for the Study of Democracy and focused on the experience and the best practices of the local public mediators as a mechanism to protect human rights and to combat corruption.
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First meeting of the Task Force on elaboration of the legal framework for issuance and acceptance of electronic documents, signed with universal electronic signatures, within the judiciary
The first Task Force meeting took place on March 10, 2004. Relying on the considerable experience and active contribution of the Center for the Study of Democracy to the elaboration of the Law on Electronic Document and Electronic Signature, Dr. Maria Yordanova, Director of CSD Law Program was invited to join the Task Force.
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Assets Seizure in Europe: Legislative and Operational Instrument to Counter Corruption and Organized Crime
Experts from Ireland, France, Spain and Bulgaria debated on the role of assets seizure to counter corruption and organized crime in Bulgaria and Europe at a round table on March 2, 2004. The discussion aimed to present the foreign experience in implementing assets forfeiture mechanisms and to discuss the latest version of the Bulgarian Draft Law on the Forfeiture of Criminal Assets. more »
Round table: Countering Corruption in Public Administration: The Spanish Experience
Spanish magistrates shared their experience in countering corruption in the public administration and the judiciary at a discussion hosted by CSD on February 19, 2004. more »
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