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WOMEN IN POLITICS:the situation in Bulgaria
Slaveia HristovaBalkan Assist Association
More Women in European Politics – More Women in 2014First Steering Group Meeting and Scoping Workshop23 - 25 January 2013,Brussels
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Key Facts about Bulgaria
Area - Total 110,993 km2
Population - 2011 census: 7,364,570
Government - Parliamentary democracy
Administrative Divisions Unitary State with 6 planning regions (NUTS 2); 28 territorial management units; 264 municipalities
Capital: Sofia.
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Women in the Bulgarian Presidency
There was no woman president up to know (directly elected from citizens)
Two women vice-presidents (directly elected together with the President ) – during 1992 – 1993 and NOW
Ms Margarita Popova – Vice-President of the Republic of Bulgaria since January, 2012
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Women in the Bulgarian National Assembly
240 members of Parliament – of which 55 are women (23%)
6 Parliamentary Groups – 0 women Chairperson (0%)
18 Standing Committees – 6 women chairpersons (30%)
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Women on leading positions in the 41st National Assembly President of the National Assembly
14/07/2009 – present: a woman for the first time – Ms Tsetska Tsacheva
Vice-Presidents of the National Assembly – 5 altogether , 2 of them – women
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Women in Local Authorities
Total number of Bulgarian Municipalities – 264 Women mayors of Municipalities (directly
elected by citizens) – 29 (11%) A woman is the Mayor of Sofia
for the first time (since November,
2009): Ms Yordanka Fandykova
Women chairpersons of City Councils (elected from the members of the city councils) – 73 (28%)
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Women in the Executive Power
Ministers in the Government – 16 Women - ministers – 4 (25%) – of the regional
development, health, environment and justice
Regional Governors – 28 Women – regional governors – 4 (14%)
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Women in the European Institutions
Bulgarian Members of EP – 18Women-members of EP – 8 (44%) The first BG EU Commissioner is a woman – Ms Meglena Kuneva
The second BG EU Commissioner (currently serving as European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response) is also a woman - Ms Kristalina Georgieva
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Bulgarian Women in International Organizations
The Director-General of UNESCO (elected 15 November 2009) -
Ms Irina Bokova
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Membership of Women in the Political Parties
There is no sufficient information regarding the ration between men and women in Bulgarian political parties!
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Forbes Bulgaria Rating The most powerful woman in Bulgaria –
Ms Tsvetelina Borislavova,
Chair of the Supervisory Board
of the Bulgarian American Credit Bank
In the Top 10 of Forbes Rating is also
Ms Svetla Kostadinova, Executive Director
of the Institute for Market Economics (NGO)
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About Balkan Assist Association
NGO in public benefit, registered in 2000; Association with individual and collective members;
The Foundation of Balkan Assist Association in 2000
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About Balkan Assist Association Mission: To stimulate and support citizens’
participation; Activities:
Management of projects for citizen participation, sustainable and integrated local development, regional cooperation, international exchange, networking and advocacy
Research, implementation and dissemination of innovative practices and approaches in the dialogue between citizens and institutions and for the activation of all stakeholders
Monitoring and evaluation of projects developed by organizations, municipalities and private companies
Creation and coordination of partnerships among Bulgarian and European structures – municipalities, organizations, platforms and networks
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The Contribution of Balkan Assist Association
Implemented project under Phare ACCESS Programme: Participation of Women and Different Ethnical Groups in the
decision-making process at local level, 2005 – 2007
Project partner to various projects on gender equality implemented by Bulgarian NGOs
Participation in ALDA’s project regarding gender balance and equal opportunities, implemented in 2011 – 2012 in partnership between Bulgarian, Italian, Spanish and French NGOs
Participation in conferences and other events regarding gender equality, organized by the European Parliament's office in Bulgaria
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Legal Basis assuring Gender Equality in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Constitution and many laws
the Labour Code, the Family Code, the Civil Procedure Code, the Penal Code, the Penal Procedure Code, etc.
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Legal Basis assuring Gender Equality in Bulgaria
Specialized Laws the Law for Protection Against Discrimination, the Law on Ombudsman, the Law on Combating the Traffic in Human
Beings, the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence
the Bill on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men???
- there is a draft…
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The Contribution of the Republic of Bulgaria
In 2010 the National Assembly adopted a special law for the ratification of the amendment of Art. 20, para. 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly
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Institutional Mechanism
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Commission for Protection against
Discrimination
Ombudsman
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
GOVERNMENT
Ministry of labour and social policy
National Council on Equality between Women
and Men
Consultative Commission on Equal Opportunities
Policies of Labour Market Directorate
Equal Opportunities between Women and
Men Sector
National Commission for Combating Trafficking in
Human Beings
