“The legislative policy of Bulgaria treats the family as a natural environment in which the child is raised. In this regard, the adoption of a new law on child justice remains a major challenge for a reform in the sector. This was stated by the Minister of Justice Danail Kirilov in front of the participants […]

“Do not search in the man in front of you his bad characteristics, find his good one and use it; do not become enemies with anyone you have never reached a consensus with; do not make a commitment that you cannot fulfill; don’t pretend to be more important than you are; communicate correctly, 90% of […]

Emilia Zankina, Provost and Associate Professor in Political Science at the American University in Bulgaria, was the last guest of the sophomores in this issue of the National Program “Governing Skills”. Zankina showed the trainees how to conduct stakeholder analysis. In the following group work, they themselves identified key stakeholders and their specific interests in […]

The leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Kornelia Ninova was a special guest on the third day of the second course of the National Program “Governing Skills”. “It’s a pleasure and a challenge to be here, especially when I was on the other side. In 2006 I graduated from the Bulgarian School of Politics. The […]

With a lecture by three mayors – of two municipalities and of a district municipality, started the second training day of the second course for the current cohort of the Bulgarian School of Politics (BSoP). The mayors of Panagyurishte, Troyan and Kremikovtsi district spoke on the basis of their experience over the years about the […]

The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria opened the second course of the National Program “Governing Skills” for Class 2020 of the Bulgarian School of Politics. To the representatives of 7 political parties, among whom MPs, a deputy minister, a chairman of a municipal council, municipal councilors and civic leaders, Minister Petya […]

The Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva was the last guest speaker in the first course of the National Program “Governing Skills”. Together with Dimitar Tsvetkov, Director of “TOGETHER” shelter, they spoke about children’s rights and the child protection policy in Bulgaria. The topic is the first of a total of three for each cohort of trainees related […]

The Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev was a special guest of the first course of Class 2020 of the Bulgarian School of Politics. In front of the new trainees – MPs from different political parties, a deputy minister, a chairman of a municipal council, municipal councilors, representatives of various non-governmental organizations and business, […]

The Vice-President of the 43rd National Assembly, a psychologist and a doctor of political sciences Ivan Ivanov, started the second working day of the new cohort of the National Program of the Bulgarian School of Politics (BSoP). Dr. Ivanov spoke to the trainees about the power of the individual in political leadership, capturing the audience […]

The first day of the first course of the National Program “Governing Skills” ended emotionally for both the trainees and the lecturers. Three prominent Bulgarian public figures and experts in different fields informed the participants in the program about the personality and the life’s work of the patron of the Bulgarian School of Politics and […]