Current Action Plan
2022-2024
Action Plan 4
- Number of Commitments: 14
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
Bulgaria’s fourth action plan includes 14 commitments focused on transparency and access to information, good governance and anti-corruption, open data, and civic participation. This 2022–2024 action plan renewed the country’s open government process after a hiatus since 2018. Most of its commitments engage new policy areas. (More)
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Point of Contact
Resources
- Bulgaria Results Report 2022-2024
2025, IRM Report, Report
- Bulgaria Results Report 2022-2024 – For Public Comment
2025, Report Comments, Report
- Bulgaria Co-Creation Brief 2025
2025, IRM Report, Document
- Bulgaria – Process Update Letter (August 2023)
2023, Letter, Letter
- Bulgaria Action Plan Review 2022-2024
2023, IRM Report, Report
- Bulgaria – Letter Regarding Status (July 2022)
2022, Letter, Letter
- Bulgaria Action Plan 2022-2024 (December)
2022, Action Plan, Document
- Resolution of the OGP Steering Committee Regarding the Participation Status of Bulgaria in OGP (2022)
2022, Letter, Document
- Bulgaria – Letter Regarding Inactive Status Recommendation (March 2022)
2022, Letter, Letter
- Bulgaria – Under Review Letter – February 2020
2020, Letter, Web page
- Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2016-2018
2019, IRM Report, Report
- Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Report
- Bulgaria – Notification of Late Action Plan (Cohort Shift) – January 2019
2019, Letter, Letter
- Bulgaria Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
2018, IRM Report, Report
- Bulgaria Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Report
- Bulgaria Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2016-2018
2017, Self Assessment, Report
- Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2014-2016
2017, IRM Report, Report
- Bulgaria End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2014-2016
2017, Self Assessment, Report
- Bulgaria Late Self-Assessment Report Letter – March 2017
2017, Letter, Letter
- Bulgaria National Action Plan 2016-2018
2016, Action Plan, Document
- Bulgaria July 2015 Update to Second Action Plan
2016, Action Plan, Document
- Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
2016, IRM Report, Report
- Bulgaria, Interim Self-Assessment Report, 2014-16
2015, Self Assessment, Report
- Bulgaria, Interim Self-Assessment 2014-16 (Bulgarian)
2015, Self Assessment, Report
- Bulgaria, Second Action Plan 2014-2016 (Updated)
2015, Action Plan, Document
- Bulgaria Action Plan
2015, Action Plan, Document
- Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2012-2013
2015, IRM Report, Report
- Bulgaria Self-Assessment Report 2013 (English)
2015, Self Assessment, Report
Commitment Performance
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
How to Get More Starred Commitments
Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.
Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
OGP Global Report Data
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
Action implications
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
IRM-based findings
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Civic Space
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)