Information day for promoting the ombudsman institution on local level
Veliko Turnovo, October 3, 2002

On October 3, 2002, in Veliko Tarnovo was held an information day on the ombudsman institution, organized jointly by the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Initiative for Sustainable Development Local Agenda 21 – Veliko Turnovo.

Representatives of the district and municipal administration of Veliko Tarnovo, the judiciary, the Union of Disabled in the city, professors and students from the St. St. Ciril and Methodius University Law Faculty – Veliko Tarnovo, participants in the Law Clinic project, journalists and many citizens took part in the discussion.

Mr. Daniel Minov, Judge at the Court of Appeals of Veliko Tarnovo, outlined the legal framework for the activities of the local ombudsman. Mr. Svetoslav Georgiev, Expert with the Sofia Municipality Local Civic Mediator, presented the activities of the institution and the most important problems faced by the citizens. Mr. Hristo Ormandjiev, Veliko Turnovo Municipality Anti-Corruption Ombudsman, focused on the role of the specialized ombudsman type institutions, like the local ombudsman.

The topic provoked great interest, which resulted into many questions about the legal regulation of the ombudsman in Bulgaria, its powers and the future of this type of institution on local level.

Agenda of the seminar

Venue: Open Doors Resource Center
Invitees: citizens, students, media, members of the Law Clinic project, lawyers, representatives of the Union of Disabled in Bulgaria
Guests: Konstantin Tanev, Law Program, Center for the Study of Democracy; Antoaneta Tzoneva, Sofia Municipality Local Civic Mediator; Iulka Boikova, Ombudsman of Loznitsa