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  • Member Since 2011
  • Action Plan 4

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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)

Contact

Point of Contact

Maria Tsankova State expert at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria m.tsankova@government.bg

Commitments

Resources

  1. Bulgaria – Process Update Letter (August 2023)

    2023, Letter, Web page

  2. Bulgaria Action Plan Review 2022-2024

    2023, IRM Report, Web page

  3. Bulgaria – Letter Regarding Status (July 2022)

    2022, Letter, Web page

  4. Bulgaria Action Plan 2022-2024 (December)

    2022, Action Plan, Web page

  5. Resolution of the OGP Steering Committee Regarding the Participation Status of Bulgaria in OGP (2022)

    2022, Letter, Web page

  6. Bulgaria – Letter Regarding Inactive Status Recommendation (March 2022)

    2022, Letter, Web page

  7. Bulgaria – Under Review Letter – February 2020

    2020, Letter, Web page

  8. Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2016-2018

    2019, IRM Report, Web page

  9. Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

    2019, Report Comments, Web page

  10. Bulgaria – Notification of Late Action Plan (Cohort Shift) – January 2019

    2019, Letter, Web page

  11. Bulgaria Mid-Term Report 2016-2018

    2018, IRM Report, Web page

  12. Bulgaria Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

    2018, Report Comments, Web page

  13. Bulgaria Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2016-2018

    2017, Self Assessment, Web page

  14. Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2014-2016

    2017, IRM Report, Web page

  15. Bulgaria End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2014-2016

    2017, Self Assessment, Web page

  16. Bulgaria Late Self-Assessment Report Letter – March 2017

    2017, Letter, Web page

  17. Bulgaria National Action Plan 2016-2018

    2016, Action Plan, Web page

  18. Bulgaria July 2015 Update to Second Action Plan

    2016, Action Plan, Web page

  19. Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2014-2015

    2016, IRM Report, Web page

  20. Bulgaria Action Plan

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  21. Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2012-2013

    2015, IRM Report, Web page

  22. Bulgaria Self-Assessment Report 2013 (English)

    2015, Self Assessment, Web page

  23. Bulgaria, Interim Self-Assessment Report, 2014-16

    2015, Self Assessment, Web page

  24. Bulgaria, Interim Self-Assessment 2014-16 (Bulgarian)

    2015, Self Assessment, Web page

  25. Bulgaria, Second Action Plan 2014-2016 (Updated)

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

Current Data

The data below is updated periodically, most often after large numbers of new action plans and IRM reports.

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

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Major
Outstanding
Starred Commitments
Action Plan 1
7
Action Plan 2
1
0
1
Action Plan 3
0
0
0
Action Plan 4

Global

Most per action plan
4
7

Regional

Most per action plan
4
7

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

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Action Plan 4

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

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Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Development

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3
Action Plan 4
Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Implementation

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3
Action Plan 4

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.

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Anti-Corruption

Beneficial Ownership
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.00 Sources
Open Contracting
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.56 Sources

Civic Space

Freedom of Assembly
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.31 Sources
Freedom of Association
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.31 Sources
Defending Journalists and Activists
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.86 Sources

Open Policy Making

Participation in Lawmaking
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.55 Sources
Regulatory Governance
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
4.00 Sources

Access to Information

Right to Information
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.15 Sources
Open Data (Water / Sanitation)
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.00 Sources
Open Data (Health)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.13 Sources
Open Data (Education)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.60 Sources

Fiscal Openness

Transparency
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.84 Sources
Participation
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.04 Sources
Oversight
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.44 Sources

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