Bulgaria Results Report 2022-2024 – For Public Comment

In 2025, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the Results Report for Bulgaria’s fourth OGP action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report reviews the level of completionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin... More and early open government results for commitments in the action plan.

In Bulgaria, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

“Despite a challenging political context, Bulgaria organized its most inclusive and thorough action plan co-creation processCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive... to date, involving civil society co-implementers in every commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action.... The action plan increased pandemic-related public spending transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More and provided access to preliminary analysis of government COVID-19 expenses. Moving forward, stakeholders are encouraged to think of ways to ensure ongoing government-civil society dialogue throughout implementation, including in times of political instability.”

The public is invited to review and comment on this report from 9 September 2025 until 22 September 2025. Comments can be submitted here, below, or by email to [email protected].

The public comment period closed 22 September 2025.