Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,125,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
20.25 Fte (27)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Център за изследване на демокрацията (CSD)
EU Transparency Register
15789364550-66 First registered on 17 Nov 2010
Goals / Remit
Mission: Building Bridges between Scholars and Policy Makers
Founded in late 1989, the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is an interdisciplinary public policy institute dedicated to the values of democracy and market economy. CSD is a non-partisan, independent organization fostering the reform process in Europe through impact on policy and civil society.
CSD objectives are:
• to provide an enhanced institutional and policy capacity for a successful European integration process, especially in the area of justice and home affairs;
• to promote institutional reform and the practical implementation of democratic values in legal and economic practice;
• to monitor public attitudes and serve as a watchdog of the institutional reform process.
Building bridges is the old-fashioned way of bringing together social actors and cementing new alliances. Born as a think-tank, the Center for the Study of Democracy has evolved into policy development through dialogue and partnership.
Bringing cutting-edge solutions to transition problems is our way of keeping the middle ground between academia and social practice.
The CSD has pioneered in several areas traditionally perceived as the inviolable public property, such as anti-corruption institutional reform, and national security.
Our belief is that bringing a new culture of cooperation and trust in a milieu of inherited fragmentation and opacity is equally rewarding as the achievement of concrete social goals.Main EU files targeted
Justice and home affairs (corruption, organized crime, migration), energy, public procurement, enlargement, human rights, counter-terrorism, extremism and (de)radicalization, EU funds for cohesion and territorial development, neighbourhood policies, Russia
Address
Head Office
5, Alexander Zhendov Str.
Sofia 1113
BULGARIA -
People
Total lobbyists declared
27
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 27 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
20.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
As of January 1, 2018, the Center for the Study of Democracy employs a staff of twenty seven of whom twenty-four in professional and management positions, including part-time consultants, and three employees in administrative positions.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Ruslan Stefanov (Economic Program Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Ognian Shentov (Chairman)
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Categories
Category
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions
Subcategory
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
US Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,125,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
462,000 € (Source: European Commission)
Other financial info
CSD's annual financial report for 2016 is published at http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17904
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Selected Projects:
Judicial Strategy Against all Forms of Violent Extremism in Prison (J-SAFE), European Commission, JUST-AG-2016, 2018 (Partner)
Adapting Learning in Inclusive Communities and Environment (ALICE), European Commission, Erasmus+, 2018 (Partner)
Innovative Methods to Investigate Fraud and Corruption in EU funding for agriculture (HERCAGRO), European Commission, OLAF-D.1, 2018
Interim evaluation of the Internal Security Fund – Police (2014-2017), European Commission,
DG Migration and Home Affairs, 2017 (Partner)
Integrated Community, Probation, and Prison Services Radicalisation Prevention Approach (INTEGRA), Erasmus+ KA2, 2017 (Partner)
Pro Victims Justice through an Enhanced Rights Protection and Stakeholders Cooperation (PRO VICTIMS JUSTICE), European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, 2017
Preventing and Combatting Racism and Xenophobia through Social Orientation of Non-Nationals (RACCOMBAT), European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, 2017
Assessing the risk of isolation of suspects and accused (ARISA), European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, 2017 (Coordinator)
Financing Organised Crime Activities – focus on Human Trafficking, (FINOCA 2.0), 2017 (Coordinator)
Enhancing the Integration of Women, Beneficiaries of International Protection by Development and Implementation of Multifaceted Integration Trainings (INTEGRA-TRAIN), European Commission, Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (2014-2020), 2017 (Coordinator)
Enabling the Energy Union through understanding the drivers of individual and collective energy choices in Europe, (Enable.EU), 2016 (Partner)
Selected Publications:
Private Sector Corruption in Bulgaria. Sofia, 2018, Center for the Study of Democracy (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18198)
Assessing Russia’s Economic Footprint in the Western Balkans. Corruption and State Capture Risks. Sofia, 2018, Center for the Study of Democracy (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18131)
Cross-border organised crime: Bulgaria and Norway in the Context of the Migrant Crisis. Sofia, 2017, Center for the Study of Democracy (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18061)
Evaluating Governance and Corruption Risk in Bulgaria. Sofia, 2017, Center for the Study of Democracy (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17967)
Situational Assessment of Extremist Trends. Sofia, 2017, Center for the Study of Democracy (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17917)
Monitoring Radicalisation: A Framework for Risk Indicators. Sofia, 2017, Center for the Study of Democracy (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17916)
The Kremlin Playbook: Understanding Russian Influence in Central and Eastern Europe. Washington DC, 2016, CSIS (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17805)
Shadow Power: Assessment of Corruption and Hidden Economy in Southeast Europe. Sofia, 2016, Center for the Study of Democracy (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17793)
Selected Events:
Countering Corruption in the Private Sector, 30 March 2018 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18188)
The illicit tobacco market: limits to institutional enforcement, 6 March 2018 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18174)
Victims of Crime – New Trends in Identifying, Needs Assessment and Referral in Bulgaria and the EU, 8 December 2017 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18094)
Priorities for the Bulgarian Energy Sector until 2050, 31 October 2017 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18065)
Cross-Border Organised Crime in the Context of the Migrant Crisis, 31 October 2017 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18058)
Free movement of young Europeans in times of crisis, 4 October 2017 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=18046)
Human Trafficking and Smuggling – the New Challenges, 22 March 2017, (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17953)
Radicalisation and Extremism risks in Bulgaria, 28 February 2017 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17931)
EU Funds and the Path to Good Governance in Bulgaria and Romania: Lessons Learnt, 24 February 2017 (http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=17918)Other activities
CSD has carried out numerous research and consultancy projects on issues related to corruption, organised crime, hidden economy, energy, migration, radicalisation, and criminal justice. CSD also participates in several FP7 corruption and crime, as well as energy research projects. More information about specific projects and competencises could be found by visiting CSD’s webpage (www.csd.bg) or by contacting our Program Directors.
- Meetings
Meetings
5 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 15 Oct 2023 Location Online Subject Discussion on programming Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira Portfolio Cohesion and Reforms Attending - Hugo Monteiro Brilhante Sobral (Cabinet member)
- Simeona Manova (Cabinet member)
- Francisco Barros Castro (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Working dinner - EU's agenda in 2023 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Mar 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Disinformation and Energy security issues Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Irina Stefuriuc (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2020 Location video conference Subject European climate policy for 2030 and 2050 and opportunities resulting from the European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Damyana Stoynova (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Aug 2020 Location Virtual Subject The European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Damyana Stoynova (Cabinet member)
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