This publication is made within the project "Government on Central and Local Level in Bulgaria – Raising Administrative Capacity and Enhancing Cooperation to Reduce Corruption Risks and Practices in Managing Public Procurement" implemented within the Bulgaria Fund initiative of the Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and German Marshal Fund of the United States (GMF).

Authors:

Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4:  Konstantin Pashev, Georgi Neshev, Ana Indzhova

Chapter 5: Nadya Yorgova

Chapter 6: Ivanka Petkova, Kalin Marinov

•   "Combating the Corruption in Public Procurement - Indicators for Monitoring the Policy" -  Government Monitoring

  Association (GMA) and Economic Policy Institut, Sofia, 2009 (The publication is available only in Bulgarian)

• "Credit Schemes for SME Sector, Farmers and Projects Funded by the EU Programs"  - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2008 (The publication is available only in Bulgarian). 

• "The Implication of EU Membership on Immigration Trends and Immigrant Integration Policies for the Bulgarian Labor Market" - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2008.
   
  The publication is issued within a one-year research project of the Economic Policy Institute with the  kind support of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington (www.gmfus.org) within the framework of its Key Institution's Program on Immigration and Integration.

Authors:
Prof. Andras Inotai, Director General, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; President, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia
Assoc. prof. Anna Krasteva, PhD., Director, Centre for European Refugees, Migration and Ethnic Studies at the New Bulgarian University
Andras Majoros, Researcher, Hungarian Foundation for European Comparative Minority Research
Diana Daskalova, Lawyer, Legal Clinic for Refugees and Immigrants, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia
Hristo Simeonov,  Expert, Migration and Free Movement of Persons Unit, European Coordination, International Legal Affairs and Cooperation Directorate Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Sofia
Ivelina Novakova, Work and Labour Office Expert, Integration Centre for Refugees of the State Agency for Refugees with the Council of Ministers.
Julia M. Watkins, Ph.D., Executive Director, Council on Social Work Education, Virginia; President Emerita, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad
Kalin Marinov, Director "Economic Projects and Programmes", Economic Policy Institute, Sofia
Klara Foti, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Neli Filipova, Social Activities Expert, Integration Centre for Refugees of the State Agency for Refugees with the Council of Ministers.
Plamena Spassova, Executive Director, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia
Rossitsa Rangelova, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Themba Lewis, Manager, Legal Clinic for Refugees and Immigrants, Sofia, Bulgaria
Tihomira Trifonova, Research Fellow, Centre for European Refugees, Migration and Ethnic Studies at the New Bulgarian University
Uma A. Segal, School of Social Work & Center for International Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO, USA
Yasen Georgiev, Director "International Projects and Programmes", Economic Policy Institute, Sofia 

• "THE EUROPEAN UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE - Troubled Waters Ahead?" - Author: Prof. Andras Inotai, Director General, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; President, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia.

  Contents: Institutional relations between the EU and Southeastern Europe - Basic features of macroeconomic performance in regional comparison. Achievements, barriers, policy dilemmas and tasks - Selected special issues influencing relations between the EU and SEE - Southeastern Europe and its international actors - Evaluation of the Key EU Approach to Southeastern Europe: The Politics of Conditionality - Agenda for the Future and Recommendations - Conclusions.  

• "Investor Relations Online: Survey of Websites of the Forty Largest Listed Companies"  - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia 2007.

• "Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Forty Largest Listed Companies in Bulgaria"  - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia 2007.

• "Lobbying and Lobbyists' Practices" - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia 2007. The publication is prepared by the Economic Policy Institute with the kind support of the Swiss Agency for development and Cooperation (SDC). It contains not only the presentations, delivered during the training seminar "Lobbying and Lobbyists' Practices" (15-16 March 2007, Bankya), but also some additional analyses, appendixes and reports on the topic. The materials are systematized in four main panels:
  - Lobbying and Lobbyists' Practices - Specific characteristics, methods and technics of lobbying; Capacity of Bulgaria to lobby in Brussels - lobbyists' practices before and after the accession to the EU;
  - Lobbying in the European Union - Organizational structure, methods and strategies;  Representation of interests in EU;
  - Lobbying for Business and Civil Society Interests - Lobbying practices of the business and the civil society in Bulgaria;
  - Specifics of Lobbying - Lobbying regulations in Bulgaria; Difference and confounding of terms lobbying and corruption in Bulgaria. (The publication is available only in Bulgarian). 

Authors: Assoc. Prof. Dr Ivka Tsakova, Political Science Department, Faculty of International Economics and Politics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia; Dimitar Pehlivanov, Senior Expert, Information, Public Relations and European Comunication Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia; Prof. Andras Inotai, Director General, Institute for World Economics, Budapest; President, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia; Katia Hristova-Valcheva, Jean Monnet lecturer in European Politics at the Political Science Department of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Director of the B.A. programme in European Studies at the New Bulgarian University - Sofia; Marieta Tsvetkova, Head Manager, Civil Society Development Program, Sofia; Ass. Prof. Elena Simeonova, International Relations Department, Faculty of International Economics and Politics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia; Desislava Sitarska, Expert, Strategic Planning and Governance Directorate, Council of Ministers, Sofia;Dimitar Markov, Coordinator of a project, Law Program Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia; Desislava Petrova, Director "EU Projects and Programmes", Economic Policy Institute, Sofia.

• "Impacts of Foreign Direct Investments on Banking Sectors in South East European Countries" - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2007. The research is provided within the Austrian National Bank Jubilaeumsfonds` Project ¹ 11753/2005.

 Authors within the project: Dr. Sonya Dilova, Galina Dimitrova, Markus Eller, Jean Monet Prof. Gerhard Fink, Asst. Prof. Georgi Georgiev, Bettina Hagmayr, Peter R. Haiss, Irina Kazandjieva, Kalin Marinov, Asst. Prof. Marko Kosak, Prof. Dr. Mileti Mladenov, Irena Mladenova, Dr. Ivanka Petkova, Katharina Steiner, Dimitar Totev, Stanislav Valkov, Todor Vanev, Mina von Varendorff

• "The Role of Human Capital in International Competitiveness. Transatlantic Comparison of Experience with Migration in the US and the EU" - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2007. The research is conducted with the kind support of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and in cooperation with the Council on Social Work Education, Alexandria, VA; Katherine A. Kendall Institute; the Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; and the Romanian Center for Economic Policies, Bucharest.

Contributors  within the project: Thomas Bender, Klara Foti, Yasen Georgiev, Daniela Hincu, Stefka Limanska, Uma A. Segal, Andreea Vass, Annamaria Veres

• "Preparation for EU Accession - the Local Dimension", Economic Policy Institute, 2007

• Credit Schemes for Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Economic Policy Institute, 2007 (Issue in Bulgarian)

•  "Why and How to Lobby?" - Economic Policy Institute, Sofia 2006. The publication includes Bulgarian and foreign authors' materials, some of which were discussed during a Regional Meeting of "T'Club" of Young Public Servants from South Eastern Europe, organized by the Economic Policy Institute. The content of the book do not include only the topics, represented at the regional meeting, but also some additional materials, specially elaborated for the edition. The publication focuses mainly on the different lobbying technics and practices, as well as on the characteristics of the lobbying activity, but it also represents the different points of view of the authors on the meaning and the essence of the term "lobbying". (The publication is available only in English). 

Authors: Ivka Tsakova, Assoc. Prof. Dr.,  Political Science Department, Faculty of International Economics and Politics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia; Desislava Sergieva, Research Fellow, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia;  Prof. Andras Inotai, Director General, Institute for World Economics, Budapest; President, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia; H.E. Jeno Faller, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to Bulgaria, Sofia; Marek Havrda, Chairman, INstrategy- Institute for European and National Strategies, Prague; Ivanka Petkova, Chairperson, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia;

• Financial Sector Development Central and Eastern European Countries and EU Integration, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2005
  Issue in English - [PDF, 925 KB]
  
  
  •   Challenges to the Financial Sectors in Candidate/Acceding Countries in the Context of the Internal Market, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2005
  Issue in English - [PDF, 1837 KB]
  Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 1765 KB]
  
  
  •   Credit Schemes for Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Farmers in Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2004
  
  
  •   Information Technologies in Bulgarian Tourism, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2004
  Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 308 KB]
  

•   Information Technologies in Tourism Sector. Agenda for Future Cooperation, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2004
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 112 KB]


•   Promoting Effective and Business Friendly Institutions, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2004
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 107 KB]
Issue in English - [PDF, 95 KB]


•   Modernization of Networking of the Bulgarian Public Administration, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2004
Issue in English - [PDF, 160 KB]


•   Europe Beyond the First Wave of Eastern Enlargement, Inotai A., F. von Solemacher (ed.), Institute for World Economics of the HAS, Economic Policy Institute, Hanns Seidel Stiftung, Hungary, 2004


•   Handbook for Young People on Political, Social and Economic Issues, Economic Policy Institute, Center for Regional Policies and Practices, Sofia, 2004
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 829 KB]

•   Preparation for EU Accession. Fifth Summer Seminar for Young SEE Public Servants, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2004


•   Institutional Improvements Fostering Economic Growth, Economic Policy Institute, 2004
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 253 KB]
issue in English - [PDF, 204 KB]


•   Fostering Entrepreneurship in the Tourism Sector, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2003
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 154 KB]


•   Strategies in Tourism, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2003


•   Science and Knowledge – Engines for Prosperity and Development (collection of nominated and awarded student essays), Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2003
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 443 KB]

•   Politics of Regulatory Impact Assessment. Best Practices and Lessons-Drawing in Europe, American University in Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2003


•   Preparation for EU Accession. Fourth Summer Seminar for Young SEE Public Servants, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2003


•   Legal and Economic Barriers to Credit Financing in Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2003


•   Practical Entrepreneurs' Guide on Building Competitiveness, Economic Policy Institute, 2002
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 367 KB]


•   Contribution to “Report on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises 2000-2002”, Agency for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Sofia, 2002

•   Preparation for EU Accession. Third Summer Seminar for Young SEE Public Servants, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002
Issue in English - [PDF, 243 KB]


•   Bulgaria in the European Union – Possibilities and Challenges for the small and medium sized businesses, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002


•   Small Enterprises in Tourism, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 200 KB]


•   European Practices in Fostering Employment on Local Level (manual), Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 604 KB]


•   Access to Best European Practices in Fostering Employment by Local Authorities (analysis), Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 443 KB]

•   Financial Sector Restructuring in SEE. Country Studies on Bulgaria and Serbia, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002


•   Progress Made and Remaining Challenges to Financial Sector Restructuring in Bulgaria and Romania, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002


•   Privatization and Restructuring of Defence Industries, with a Particular Focus on the Progress Achieved in Southeastern Europe, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2002
Issue in English - [PDF, 398 KB]


•   Preparation for EU Accession - Second Summer Seminar for Young Bulgarian and Romanian Public Servants, Economic Policy Institute, 2001
issue in English - [PDF, 885 KB]


•   The Information you Need, Sofia, 2001
In brief: This publication is a result of the project accomplished in the Lovetch Municipality: "Quality Administrative Services Without Direct Contact Between Municipal Administration and the Citizenry - a Prequisite for Curbing Corruption"
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 169 KB]

 •   Bringing Bulgaria's Economy Close to Europe - Aspects and Opportunities, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2001
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 474 KB]


•   NATO's Enlargement and the Costs for Bulgaria to Join NATO, Irena Mladenova, Elitsa Markova, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2001
In brief: Final Report, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council - NATO Individual Fellowship 1999 - 2001
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 383 KB]
Issue in English - [PDF, 351 KB]


•   Start and Grow Your Own Business, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2001
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 717 KB]


•   Start Your Business, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2001


•   Credit Schemes for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Bulgaria, ( third updated issue ), Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2001
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 317 KB]

•   Preparation for EU Accession - Summer Seminar for Young Bulgarian and Romanian Public Servants, Economic Policy Institute, 2001
Issue in English - [PDF, 787 KB]


•   Preparation for EU Accession - Summer Seminar for Young Bulgarian and Romanian Public Servants, Economic Policy Institute, 2000
issue in English - [PDF, 787 KB]


•   Business Plan, Economic Policy Institute, Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development, FAEL Foundation, Sofia, 2000
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 210 KB]


•   Venture Capital (guidebook), Economic Policy Istitute, Sofia, 2000
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 419 KB]


•   Regional Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2000

•   Bringing Bulgaria's Economy Closer to Europe: Issues and Opportunities, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2000
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 194 KB]
issue in English - [PDF, 135 KB]


•   Credit Schemes for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 2000
Issue in Bulgarian - [DOC, 453 KB]
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 430 KB]


•   The Process of Law Approximation: a Specific Issue of the Whole Integration Process, Serkedjieva M., Economic Policy InstituteSofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 166 KB]


•   Think tanks in Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
Issue in English - [PDF, 530 KB]
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 304 KB]


•   Bringing Bulgaria's Economy Closer to Europe: Issues and Opportunities, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 290 KB]

•   Bulgaria's Way into the European Union, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 552 KB]
issue in German - [PDF, 586 KB]


•   Personal Information Security in Respect of Information Technologies in Bulgaria, Koleva D., Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 181 KB]


•   Foreign Experience in Encouraging the Development of SMEs, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999


•   The Currency Board and the Euro. Some of the Legal Aspects, Stoyanov I., Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 149 KB]


•   The Expected Effects from the Implementation of the Euro on the Bulgarian Economy, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 762 KB]

•   Opportunities for Self-protection of Small Investors' Property Rights, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
leaflet in Bulgarian - [PDF, 56 KB]


•   Improvement of Investment Culture of Small Investors, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 243 KB]


•   Regional Policy of the European, Shikova I., Union Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
Issue in Bulgarian - [DOC, 189 KB]


•   Bulgaria: Meeting the Copenhagen Economic Criteria, Koteva M., Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
Issue in English - [DOC, 225 KB]
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 167 KB]


•   Prohibited Agreements, Decisions, Legal Practice and Legal Approximation of Bulgarian Competition Law to EU Competition Regulations, Kolarova R., Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 171 KB]

•   Bulgaria’s Trade Policy in the Context of the European Association Agreement, Lazarova M., Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1999
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 220 KB]


•   Corporate Securities Investing in Bulgaria - Professional Challenges, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1998
Issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 929 KB]


•   Economic Impacts of Hungary's Membership in NATO, Sofia, 1998
In brief: a study of GKI ECONOMIC RESEARCH CO
translation in Bulgarian - [PDF, 196 KB]


•   The Introduction of the Euro and the Challenges to the Bulgarian Financial Sector, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1998
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 349 KB]


•   The Reaction of the Bulgarian Institutions to Agenda 2000, Sofia, 1998

•   Foreign Investors' Legal Guide to Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1998


•   Bulgaria's Way into the European Union, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1998 [HTML, 262 KB]


•   The Stock Market: the Experience and Perspectives for Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, 1998
Issue in Bulgarian - [DOC, 30 KB]


•   Foreign Investors' Legal Guide to the Bulgarian Securities Market, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, October 1997


•   The European Union and the Integration of Bulgaria into the European Structures, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, September 1997
issue in Bulgarian - [PDF, 264 KB]

•   Corporate Governance in Bulgaria, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, July 1997
issue in English - [PDF, 643 KB]


•   Transparency of the Bulgarian Capital Market, International Center for Economic Growth,Institute for Market Economic, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, June 1997