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AIP Executive Director Gergana Jouleva analyzed an audit of institutional websites

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

AIP hosted the 11th Right to Know Day awards ceremony

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

The Supreme Judicial Council Is Hiding the Status of Delyan Peevski as a Magistrate

Not Completely Ethical, Not Completely Lawful...

Duma Daily Won a Court Case against the Refusal of the State Enterprise Bulgarian Airtraffic Services Authority

Relations in Themis Come Out to Light Again

Does the European Convention on Human Rights Prohibit Lustration?

The Governor of Lovech Has Encouraged the Use of the Right to Information

High Public Interest To AIP Event in Town

Posrednik Newspaper

AIP in Lovech: The Active Transparency of Institutions is Imperative

The Active Transparency of the Institutions is an Imperative

People's Voice Newspaper, Town of Lovech

AIP Organizes a Seminar in Lovech

Union of Bulgarian Journalists

The Big Secret of the Unions and the Employers

Weekly Newsletter of the Institute for Market Economics

For the First Time in the History of the Municipality We Have a Part-time Deputy Mayor

Sevlievo Dnes Newspaper

Access to Information Project Starts With a Discussion in Pleven

Posrednik Newspaper

Weaknesses in the Web Site of the Municipality of Pleven Found by Access to Information Programme

Information Day "Access to Information"

BG Sever Information Portal

Free Legal Help by AIP Legal Team

People's Voice Newspaper, Town of Lovech

Access to Information Issues Discussed in Pleven

Does the European Convention on Human Rights Prohbit Lustration?

Does the European Convention on Human Rights Prohibit Lustration?

Legal World Magazine

Discussion on Paragraph 12 with Alexander Kashumov, Dimitar Ivanov, Metodiy Metodiev

Bulgarian national Television, Sunday X 3

AIP Team Holds an Information Day in the Town of Lovech

Bulgarian News Agency

Awards Programs Reward Effort, Chastise Opacity

Freedominfo.org (the global network of freedom of information advocates)

Kashumov: If the Majority Votes for Paragraph 12, There Will Probably Be a Presidential Veto

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizon Program, Sunday 150 Broadcast

Kashumov: Returning Paragraph 12 in the Law on the Disclosure of the Dossier Would Repeat the Case of "Peevsky"

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizon Program

Are there attempts for media censorship?

Environmentalists Won the "Golden Key" Award

MONT Press Newspaper

The Policy Line "Peevski" Continues with the Proposed Amendment to the Law on Disclosure of the Dossiers

The Political Right Opposes the Umbrella Over Spies with Dossiers

According to Alexander Kashumov: The Bulgarian Socialist Party and Party Ataka Violate the Law in Order to Stop the Disclosure of the Former State Security Services Files

Legal World Magazine

Amendments to the Law on the Disclosure of the Dossiers is a Continuation of the "Peevsky" Line in Politics, Experts Say

Access to Information Programme Presented the Golden Key Awards

Union of Bulgarian Journalists

The Freedom of Information - Gold for Citizens and Padlock for the Government

Lom Press Newspaper

Lovech with the Highest Number of Nominations and Awards for the Right to Know Day

Zancho Zaverdzhiev and Pavlin Ivanov from Lovech with Awards Given by AIP

Troyan 21 Newspaper - regional weekly

Access to Information Programme Awards

The Government Received an Anti-award for Transparency

The Institutions in Bulgaria - Still Not Transparent Enough

Citizen from the Town of Plovdiv with a Golden Key Award for a Series of Access to Information Court Cases Against the Municipality

Top News Plovdiv

The Cabinet with a Padlock Anti-award

Who Gives and Who Hides Information?

The Golden Key Award Went to the Citizen Who Launched a Web Portal with the Supreme Administrative Court Decisions on APIA

Legal World Magazine

How Do We Celebrate the Right to Know Day - Interview with Alexander Kashumov

Bulgarian National Radio, Radio Bulgaria

The Cabinet of Oresharski Received an Anti-award for Untransparency

The Right to Know

The Government Received a Padlock Anti-award for Refusal of Information

The Government Received a Padlock Anti-award for Refusal of Information

Access to Information Programme Might Give Anti-awards to the Council of Ministers and the Chief Prosecutor

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizon Program

On September 28 the World Celebrated the Right to Know Day

Press Kazanlak TV

2013 Access to Information Award for Journalistic Investigation/Campaign

Razgrad Also Has Nominations for the Golden Key Award

Ekip 7 Newspaper

The Citizen from Varna Who Photographed Sleeping Policemen is Nominated for a Golden Key Award

Legal World Magazine

39 Nominations for the Annual AIP Awards Given on the Right to Know Day

Dobrudzha Information Agency

28 September - International Right to Know Day

Web site of the Silistra Regional Administration

39 Nominations for Contribution to the Access to Information

The Right to Know Day Web Site With New Design

11th Right to Know Day Awards Ceremony is Forthcoming

Srednogorie Media

39 Nominations for the Annual AIP Awards Given on the Right to Know Day

39 Nominations for the Right to Know day Awards Received by AIP

The Municipality of Kozloduy With Nominated for a Prestigious Award Given by AIP

Web Site of the Municipality of Kozloduy

Basin Directorate - Pleven Nominated for the AIP Awards

BG Sever Information Portal

39 Nominations for the Right to Know Day Awards Received by AIP

Posrednik Newspaper

11th Right to Know Day Awards Ceremony

Citizen Diana Boncheva Nominated for an Award

39 Nominations for the Right to Know Day Awards. 4 Coming from Lovech

The Reconsideration of the Supreme Judicial Council Decision on the Restricted Publicity of the Conflict of Interests Declarations is a Step Forward

Mayor, Municipal Council Chairperson and a Citizen Nominated for the AIP Awards

A Nomination for a Golden Key Award for the Municipality of Kozloduy

Konkurent Newspaper

39 Nominations for the AIP Awards Given on the Right to Know Day

The News of Varna

The Mayor and the Chairperson of the Municipal Council Nominated for the Antiaward - Tied Key

Fast Reaction of the Supreme Judicial Council Re The Conflict of Interests Declarations

Legal World Magazine

It is No Longer Possible to Govern Like during the 90s

Stand Up For Your Right to Information

Regional Newspaper "Vidin"

The Ministry of Interior Presents Measures for Lawful and Effective Application of Special Surveillance Means

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizon Program

Al. Kashumov: Serious Consideration Should be Given to the President's Arguments in the Veto on the Special Surveillance Means Act

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizon Program

The Fight for the Secret Interests of Themis

Three NGOs Sue the Supreme Judicial Council for Hiding the Conflict of Interests Declarations of the Magistrates

Legal World Magazine

Themis Has Hidden its Conflict of Interests

According to the Ministry of Interior: It Is Unacceptable to Request Info on Siderov's Gun Permission

Experts: The Prosecutor's Office Should Not Act Politically - a critical view on the story with the personal notebook of the Chair of the Conflict of Interests Committee

Darik Radio, Look Who is Talking Broadcast

The Court Says: Info on Delayed Cases is Not a Secret

The Parliament Votes Hastily for a New Head of the State Agency on National Security

Before the Election of the Head of the State Agency on National Security

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizon Program, Something Else Broadcast

Main Directions of AIP Advocacy for Access to Information

Media Law Institute Youtube Channel

The New Nominees for Head of the State Agency on National Security

Nova TV, The Hour of Milen Tsvetkoc broadcast

The Sofia City Waste Management Company Hides What It Spends Millions On - quoted opinion of Alexander Kashumov

Sofia Remains Without a Nuclear Reactor after the Final Decision of the Court

Legal World Magazine

AIP also released the results of its 2013 Audit on Institutional Websites in Bulgaria

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

AIP, Bulgaria released its thirteenth annual Access to Information in Bulgaria Report

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

No Nuclear Reactor in the Mladost Neighborhood

The Awards Given by the Ministry of Interior Are Public Information Even If They Were Given to the General Prosecutor

The Court Finally Stopped the Nuclear Reactor of the Bulgarian Academy of Science

Another Access to Information Case Against the AvioSquad 28 Won

Legal World Magazine

Alexander Kashumov: The Police Cannot Expand the Security Zone in Front of the Parliament on their Discretion

The Ministry of Finance Disclosed that Ex-MPs from the Order, Law, and Justice party transferred their state subsidies to the GERB party in the 41th National Assembly

Civil Rights and Duties During Protests

Bulgarian National Television, The Day Starts Broadcast

The Member of Parliament Immunity of Volen SIderov

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizon Program

NGO Representatives Declared Pointed Out their Demands

Darik Radio, Look Who is Talking Broadcast

Experts: The Politicians Have Underestimated the People Again

False Start of the New Parliament - Has Nothing Been Learnt?

The use and misuse of telephone taps and communications data by Bulgarian intelligence

False Start of the New Parliament - Has Nothing Been Learnt?

Discussion on the adoption of the Regulations for the Activities and Work of the National Assembly

Darik Radio, Look Who is Talking Broadcast

An Adventure with a Door and an Info Request

AIP Information Newsletter, Issue 5(113)

Paradoxes Varna Style

AIP Information Newsletter, Issue 5(113)

FOI News From the Court Room

AIP Information Newsletter, Issue 5(113)

Who Has Flied to Where with the Government Aircrafts?

bTV, Face to Face Broadcast

News Section – summary of news about freedom of information developments around the world

AIP Information Newsletter, Issue 5(113)

Access to Information and Re-Use of Public Sector Information. Problems and Tendencies in Europe

AIP Information Newsletter, Issue 5(113)

Records on the Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's Floghts with the AvioSquad 28 Have Been Destryed

Records for the Flights of the Prime Minister Boyko Borisov - Destroyed

The Bulgarian Socialist Party Proposes: The MPs to Work 3 Weeks in the National Assembly and One Week at Their Regions

The Court: The Declarations of the Members of Parliament Cannot be a Secret

People's Voice Newspaper, Town of Lovech

Comparative analysis of Bulgarian and Ukrainian legislation in the area of access to public information

National Academy of Public Administration Attached to the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kharkiv Regional Institute on Public Administration

bTV Won a Case for Access to Information About the Independent Members of Parliament

bTV, News Broadcast

What Follows After the Scandals?

Bulgarian National Television, The Day Starts Broadcast

Analysis: An Attempt for Evaluation of the OGP Developments in Bulgaria

AIP Information Newsletter, Issue 4(112)

Neverending Wiretapping (Participation of Alexander Kashumov and Emanuil Yordanov)

The Control over the Use of Special Surveillance Means Tightened

The Ministry of Interior Hides the Expenses for Special Surveillance Means

Information Agency BGNES

The Wiretapping Scandal and the Resignation of the Sofia City Prosecutor Kokinov

Bulgarian National TV, Afternoon News Block

The Wiretapping Scandal

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizont Program, 12+3 Broadcast

The Council of Ministers Sued for its Silence

The Council of Ministers Sued for a Refusal of Information About the Flight Expences of the Prime Minister Borisov

The Council of Ministers Sued for Access to Information

Tapping during election campaign

TV7, "Good morning, Bulgaria!"

Experts pointed out the measures for changing the judicial system

Darik radio, "Who is speaking" broadcast

Legal Wednesday: Conversation with Alexander Kashumov and Rossen Bossev

Bulgarian National Radio, Radio Sofia Program

The Illegal tapping the phone is a fact (Alexander Kashumov is cited)

BNR, Horizont programme

Kashumov: Ministry of Interior and State Agency for the National Security don't want ot guarantee the legal tapping

BNR, Horizont prgramme

The electricity bills for the villas of persons in power are secret

24 Hours daily newspaper

The Access to information should be improved - Alexander Kashumov participates

Darik radio, "Who is peasking" broadcast

Environment and Water Ministry Publishes Mandatory Information but Not Everything People Want to See - NGO

Transparency and civil participation remain problematic

AIP Monthly FOI Newsletter 3(111)

The state persistently hides data regarding public procurements

Sega daily newspaper

Prosecutors Start Investigations After the Signal for Unlawful Wiretapping

Bulgarian National Radio, Horizont Program

The National Electricity Company and the Bulgarian Energy Holding Were Not Obliged to Provide Information to the Public

The civil society in Varna is the most active in the fight against the non-transparent government

Europe in looking for the truth and transparency - guest in the studio, Gergana Jouleva

BNR. Hritso Botev programme

The monoplosts to be obliged to give information to the citizens

The access to information regarding energetics is the most problematic

AIP: the violation of personal data is a serious problem in Bulgaria

Arena Media - Rousse

AIP suggests: an Independant body to monitor implementation of Access to Public Information Act

Legal world magazine

An Independant body to control how the instittutions apply the principles of the transparency

Alexander Kashumov: The power do not likes transparency

The state of access to information in Bulgaria during 2013

PIA News Agency

Presentation of the Annual report Access to Information in Bulgaria - 2012

Foundation wants a special body to monitor the access to information

Want a special body to monitor the access to information

Standart daily newspaper

Public institutions continue to not respond to information requests

BNR, Horizont programme

Gergana Jouleva: Access to Information in Bulgaria is improving

BNR, Horizont programme

A. Kashumov: The power in Bulgaria do not like the transparency

BGNES Information Agency

AIP presents the state of access to information

Arena Media - Rousse

AIP Foundation: The Institutions do not strive for more transparency

Kashumov: The amendments to Financial Interests Disclosure Act are inappropriate

Dnevnik daily newspaper

Foundation presents the state of access to information

2013 Big Brother Anti-awards in Bulgaria

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

AIP recognized by the President of the Bulgarian National Audit Office

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

2013 Big Brother Anti-awards in Bulgaria

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

“Measuring Transparency—Is a Global Index Possible and Necessary?”

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

“Measuring Transparency—Is a Global Index Possible and Necessary?”

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

AIP recognized by the President of the Bulgarian National Audit Office

Democracy Research News/ Network of Democracy Research Institutes

NGOs Oppose Last Minute Amendments to Financial Interests Disclosure Act

NGOs are dissatisfied with the Financial Interests Disclosure Act

BNR, Horizont broadcast

NGOs' leaders do not want to announce their assests

A dangerous and populist act subtitutes the principles of the transparent power

Legal world megazine

AIP asks: where is published the information about the referendum

Order, Law & Justice political party stepped a little back about the assets' publicity of the NGO representatives

Dnevnik daily newspaper

NGO's oppose the Financial Interests Disclosure Act

NGO's oppose the obligation to declare their incomes and assests

Darts News - Information Agency

Political party Order, Law & Justice suggests unconsidered acts and the Parliament vote them

A false transparency

Capital daily newspaper

NGOs are dissatisfied with the legal ammendments

Darik radio, Who is speaking broadcast

Is the Financial Interests Disclosure Act dangerous or populist?

The Lovech regional administration is the most transparent institution and the Regional Inspectorate of Education is the least transparent

Tzvetan Todorov, AIP coordinator in Lovech

Do MEPs want more transparency of the power?

A dangerous populism for the civil society

How transparent are the Bulgarian institutions

BNR, Bulgaria Radio

The Most Transparent Institution in Lovech is the Regional Governor's Administration. The Last in the Queue is the Regional Inspectorate on Education

Naroden Glas Newspaper

Civil Audit of Online Disclosure of Information

AIP Information Newsletter, Issue 2(110)

According to the ruling circles only domesticated people have the right of opinion. The institutions hate to be on sunshine

Sega daily newspaper

The institutions hide incomes and public procurements

Duma daily newspaper

Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the least transparent minstry

Trud daily newspaper

According to the survey of AIP Strazhitza is the most transparent institutions in the region

Yantra Dnes daily newspaper

About the protest's demands

Vidin newspaper

The officials' assets declarations are lacking

Kashumov: culture of disregarding public opinion dominates in Bulgaria

The municipalities refuse to publish urban development plans and building permissions

AIP: The Institutions Are Silent on thier Public Procurement Contracts

The Institutions Are Silent on thier Public Procurement Contracts

Pressconference of Access to Infromation Prgramme

PIA News Agency

Access to Information Programme: the institutions keep silence regarding the public procurement contracts

http://www.dnevnik.bg

Lack of transparency in the Bulgarian instittutions

According to the Active Transparency Rating of AIP Rousse munisipality is 59

Arena Media-Rousse

The Recipe: Civil Activity and Rule of Law

Is the Sun Going to Shine on Our Administration?

Konkurent Newspaper

The institutions in Pleven improve their results in the Active Transparency Rating

Kashumov: The People Should Never Forget Their Power

Shum.bg - Newspaper Online

Alexander Kashumov for the demands of the protesting people

Some reflections raised by the protests

Some reflections raised by the protests

Legal World magazine

Some reflections raised by the protests

To want new cosntitution is the same as t owant new case for a broken violin

Institutions' transparency in Montana region is problematic

Mont Press newspaper

Svishtov municipality will apply for the Council of Europe award

Yantra dnes - regional newspaper

Council of Ministers with anti-award because of the Special Surveillance Means Act

Duma daily newspaper

The public figures can't be anonymous

M. Popova (former Minister of Justice) gave money to NGOs without guidelines

PIA News Agency

Former minister has financially supported NGOs without strict rules

Klassa newspaper

The Cabinet and Toplofikazia -Sofia received Big Brother anti-awards

Sega daily newspaper

Toplofikazia-Sofia and Council of Ministers receive anti-awards

Nova TV, Zdravei Bulgaria broadcast

Big Brother anti-awards for Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia-Sofia

Big Brother anti-awards are given

Stroitel newspaper

The Cabinet and Toplofikazia -Sofia received Big Brother anti-awards

NGO Information Portal

Bulgaria: Access to Information Programme’s fifth book of analyses and commentary on access to information litigation in Bulgaria is now available in English.

Freedominfo.org - The Global Network of Freedom of Information Advocates

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia - Sofia (Central Heating Supplier) in Sofia are nominated for the Big Brother Anti-awards

The Government and Toplofikazia-Sofia (Central Heating Supplier) with the Big Brother Anti-awards for the violation of privacy

The Referrendum could be contested because of the refused information

The Referendum could be contested because there is no access to the information

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia-Sofia (Central Heating Supplier) with the Big Brother Anti-awards

The anti-awards are recived by....

Capital weekly newspaper

The Central Heating Supplier violates our rights

Reporter newspaper

Today were given Big Brother anti-awards

BNR, Hristo Botev broadcast

Council of ministers with Big Brother anti-award because of not submitted ammendments in Special Surveillance Means Act and Electornic COmmunications Act

Legal World magazine

Anti-awards for the Centralized Heating Supplier - Sofia and the Council of Ministers

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia - Sofia (Central Heating Suppliers) receive the Big Brother Anti-awards

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia -Sofia (Central Heating Supplier) are nominated for the Big Brother Anti-awards

Council of Ministers and Minister Dyankov are nominated for the Big Brother ant-awards

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia-Sofia (Central Heating Supplier) with the Big Brother Anti-awards for 2012

BGNES Information Agency

Anti-awards for Council of Ministers and Central Heating Supplier

Anti-awards for the Centralized Heating Supplier - Sofia and the Council of Ministers

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia - Sofia (Central Heating Suppliers) receive the Big Brother Anti-awards

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia-Sofia (Central Heating Supplier) received the Big Brother Anti-awards

AIP gave offensive "awards" to Toplofikazia-Sofia and Council of Ministers

Naroden glass newspaper - Lovech

The Court revokes ministry's decision regarding the nuclear plant station in Sofia

Council of Ministers and Toplofikazia-Sofia (Central Heating Supplier) with the Big Brother Anti-awards

Council of Ministers and Minister Dyankov are nominated for the Big Brother ant-awards

Human Rights Defenders give anti-awards

Novinata.bg (Newspaper for the Stara Zagora Region)

I Have Told You!? (Participants: A. Kashumov, A.Tzoneva, A. Tdorova)

http://gnevnite.net/

Council of Minsters and Minister Dyankov are nominated for the Big Brother anti-awards

Utro Newspaper - Rousse

Nominations for the 2012 Big Brother anti-awards

Svobodna Planeta

The Referendum coud be the highest level of a democracy or a manipulation

BNR, Horizont programme

The selective silence of the Ministry of Interior Affairs: Tzvetanov refused to give information about revolver, given as an award to Sotir Tzatzarov

Legal world magazine

Big Brother anti-awards for the personal data abuse

Darts News - Information Agency

The Prosecutor's Office and the Sofia City Court are nominated for the Big Brother anti-award for the privacy violation

Legal world magazine

Big Brother anti-award will be presented

The Institutions have to give name by name officials with bonus

Sega daily newspaper

AIP recognized by the Bulgarian National Audit Office for contribution to greater publicity and transparency of the institutions AIP recognized by the Bulgarian National Audit Office for contribution to greater publicity and transparency of the institutions

Otzvuk newspaper - Smolyan

AIP with award by the Bulgarian National Audit Office

Arena Media - Rousse

How to stand before the Big Brother

Posrednik newspaper

According to the AIP there is no a basis for informed decision for the referendum

To fix the monopolists

Trud daily newspaper

Gergana Jouleva Offers Perspective on the Global Index Concept

Freedominfo.org

An essential part of the documentation about the Belene nuclear plant station is still inaccessible