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A Painful Shift in Bulgarian Anti-Corruption Policies and Practice

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The most important shift in Bulgaria’s anti-corruption policies in recent months is the move from “soft” (awareness-raising) campaigns to “hard” (prevention and sanctions oriented) measures with immediate anti-corruption effects. Taken together these recent developments create a tipping point for countering political corruption, a critical mass of action to guarantee that Bulgaria moves to a new equilibrium of lower political and administrative corruption. The latest CSD Brief points out that more pressure and support both from EU partners and from the Bulgarian civil society and mass media would be needed for the country to move more quickly to this new equilibrium. Bulgaria still needs to address several outstanding challenges to complement its initial steps against political corruption: • coordination of anti-corruption measures; • pro-active generation of anti-corruption policies; • decrease the corruption vulnerability of public procurement by ensuring transparency and accountability; • reducing channels for political payback and corruption; • public-private partnerships; • reducing VAT fraud; • more efforts in the administrative domain, including government’s commitment to independent oversight of its anti-corruption actions; • measuring the impact on the level of corruption of all anti-corruption programs implemented in the country.

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Corruption Trends and Anti-Corruption in Bulgaria 1998 – 2006

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This publication is devoted to the trends in corruption and anti-corruption policy during the period 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 importantly, it has not been prepared to effectively deal with corruption as a problem of governance at all levels. Governments have, in the period after 1990, constantly lagged behind the shifting balance between the public and the private spheres. The increased corruption risk associated with this shifting balance has found all governments of the country in shortage of proper mechanisms, rules, legislation and institutions to cope with existing and emerging forms of corruption and bad governance.

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Corruption Assessment Report 2003

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Countering corruption in Bulgaria needs to go further than institutional or legislative measures and be aimed at creating the kind of political and economic culture which is built on trust in public institutions, transparency and accountability of all actions of the public administration and a determination to achieve a stable and predictable economic and social environment. Coalition 2000 is an initiative of Bulgarian non-governmental organizations launched in the spring of 1997 with the aim to help restrict corruption in Bulgarian society through a partnership between state institutions, non-governmental organizations and individuals, who developed and have been implementing an Anti-Corruption Action Plan, a Corruption Monitoring System, and an anti-corruption public awareness campaign. The Corruption Assessment Report – 2003 follows the approach of the Action Plan adopted by the Policy Forum in November 1998. The Report contains a general evaluation of the state and dynamics of corruption in Bulgarian society and of anti-corruption efforts in the year 2003 emphasizing the anti-corruption dimensions of judicial reform in Bulgaria.

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Corruption Assessment Report 2002

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Coalition 2000 is an initiative of Bulgarian non-governmental organizations launched in the spring of 1997 with the aim to counter corruption in Bulgarian society through a partnership between state institutions, non-governmental organizations and individuals, who developed and have been implementing an Anti-Corruption Action Plan, a CorruptionMonitoring System, and an anti-corruption public awareness campaign.The Corruption Assessment Report - 2002 follows the structure and approach of the Action Plan adopted by the Policy Forum of Coalition 2000 in November 1998. The Report contains a general evaluation of the state and dynamics of corruption in Bulgarian society and of anti-corruption efforts in the year 2002.

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Corruption Assessment Report 2000

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Corruption Assessment Report - 2000 is the second in a row, which attempts to outline the general framework and the specific dimensions of corrupt practices in Bulgaria introduced in their dynamics. As before, our evaluation criteria take into account reputable international analyses and domestic indexes about the spread and the frequency of different forms of corrupt behavior. The analysis of the Corruption Indexes of Coalition 2000 shows that, over the past year, the public in this country has still perceived corruption as an obstacle to Bulgaria's development that is especially difficult to overcome. Respondents in various polls have indicated that unemployment, low incomes and poverty are the only factors ranking higher than corruption in terms of social significance. Moreover, the problem of corruption has been given more weight in comparison with the previous year. The latter fact demonstrates that, in the opinion of the public, no sufficiently effective means exist yet to combat corrupt practices so as to suppress them to a tolerable level.

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The Reform in the Bulgarian Banking System

Author(s): Ivan Tabakov / Language(s): English

The economic reforms that were launched in Bulgaria following the democratic changes in late 1989 are meant to carry out the transition from a centrally planned, to market oriented economy. The banking reform is one of the chief preconditions for the organization of a financial system that conforms with market economy principles, which can facilitate the overcoming of the crisis and restoration of macroeconomic stability. The process of institutionalization of the banking system in the country was supposed, within a relatively short period of time, to settle several critical groups of questions. Most notably these were: to lay the foundations of the money and foreign exchange market; to secure stability and trust in the financial institutions; to encourage competition between them. The highlight of the reform of the financial and credit system was the transformation of the Bulgarian National Bank from an instrument of centralized planned management and a banking monopoly, into a central banking institution in a position, through its independent monetary policy, to guarantee the stability of the national currency and the viability of the banking system in Bulgaria.

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Economic reform in Bulgaria

Author(s): Spartak Keremidchiev,Todor Gradev,Stephan Kyutchukov,Todor Popov,Reneta Indjova,Todor Radev / Language(s): Bulgarian

At the beginning of 1991 the Bulgarian economy had almost reached the point of collapse. This was due to the economic policy of 1990, combined with the negative effects of the Persian Gulf crisis. On this background a project for one-year "stand-by" credit for Bulgaria from the IMF was prepared. The agreement was signed in February 1991 and confirmed by IMF on March 15. Under these circumstances the use of the IMF resources was the only possibility for partial recovery of the country's hard currency reserves, and this possibility could certainly be used only under the specific conditions required by IMF.

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Inflation in Bulgaria - Methodology of Measurement and Tendencies in Its Development during 1991 - 1992

Author(s): Maria Zetcheva / Language(s): English

Price liberalization occupies a central place in every stabilization program. Its purpose is to reach a rational relative price structure and thus to eliminate the imbalance between the solvent demand and supply of goods and services, set up in the terms of administrative valuation of prices. By removing price level control arises a possibility of unfolding hidden inflationary processes in the economy. The choice of a liberalization scheme is an important problem in this aspect. It is to direct the completion of price liberalization process so that an optimum effect is reached.

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The Hidden Economy in Bulgaria (BUSINESS), December 2002

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Vitosha Research conducted a research of the "hidden" economy among the business sector which encompasses 530 companies throughout the country. The fieldwork was carried out during the period November 25 - December 02, 2002. The survey method is personal standard interview.

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The Hidden Economy in Bulgaria (Business sector survey), November 2003

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The survey of the business sector conducted in the month November 2003, covered 421 companies from accross the country. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.

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The Hidden Economy in Bulgaria (General Public), March 2004

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In the period March 1 - 16, 2004, Vitosha Research conducted a national representative survey of the "hidden economy" in the country, covering 1080 respondents aged 18 and over. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.

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The Hidden Economy in Bulgaria (Business sector survey), April 2004

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In the period March 30 - April 20, 2004, Vitosha Research conducted a survey of the "hidden economy" in the business sector, covering 478 companies from accross the country. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.

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SURVEY OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR IN BULGARIA /Sofia, February – March, 2003/

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Between February 24 and March 24, 2003 the sociological agency Vitosha Research conducted a survey on corruption among the representatives of business organizations in Bulgaria. Representatives of 447 companies and organizations in the country were interviewed employing the method of personal standardized interview.

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БАНКОВИЯТ СЕКТОР В БЪЛГАРИЯ

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

At the end of July 2004, the Vitosha Research Agency conducted the third round of the banking sector survey in Bulgaria. The survey is representative of people over 15 years of age. The two-tier breeding sample is N = 1000 people on the territory of the whole country. The information was collected using the direct individual interview method at the respondent's home. The survey is an element of systemic monitoring of the banking and insurance sector in the country. The Banks' Attitudes to Banks in Bulgaria and Consumption of Banking Services were conducted in a uniform methodology in January 2002 with a sample size of N = 1134, April 2003 (N = 1069) and July 2004 (N = 1000).

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Корпоративно управление и контрол в България. Аналитичен доклад

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Today, few countries around the world can afford to overlook the problems of corporate governance and control, all the more if they seek to attract foreign investment. This is also true for economies in transition. Good corporate governance and control ensure benefits for shareholders, restricts abuse and corruption and ultimately guarantees economic growth and social development.

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Корупционни индекси на Коалиция 2000, Ноември 2000

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The report presents key findings about the level of corruption and corruption related perceptions. The analysis is based on random sample (n=560) survey of the Bulgarian state and private companies owners and/or managers and also includes previous Vitosha Research survey data.

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Корупционни индекси на Коалиция 2000, Април 2000

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In the period April 1-15, 2000 Vitosha Research conducted its regular survey on corruption among the Bulgarian population. This study is part of the Corruption Monitoring System of Coalition 2000. The report "Corruption monitoring by Coalition 2000" presents the main findings, comparative analysis, trends and conclusions based on the data of the last survey.

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Корупционни индекси на Коалиция 2000, Май 2002

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

In the period May 22-31, 2002 Vitosha Research conducted its regular survey on corruption among the Bulgarian population. This study is part of the Corruption Monitoring System of Coalition 2000. The report "Corruption monitoring by Coalition 2000" presents the main findings, comparative analysis, trends and conclusions based on the data of the last survey.

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Корупционен мониторинг на Коалиция 2000, Май 2003 г.

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

In the period April 18 - May 15, 2003 Vitosha Research conducted its regular survey on corruption among the Bulgarian population. This study is part of the Corruption Monitoring System of Coalition 2000. The report "Corruption monitoring by Coalition 2000" presents the main findings, comparative analysis, trends and conclusions based on the data of the last survey.

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Съобщение за медиите: Проучване на състоянието на работната среда в Европа след влиянието на кризата

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

This week Eurofound launches the field work of the third edition of European Company Survey across 32 countries. The sociological and marketing arm of the Center for the Study of Democracy - Vitosha Research will conduct the survey in Bulgaria.

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