Index 2022
Civil Society
2022, All cities
3.00
1 2 3 4 5 Sofia Plovdiv Stara Zagora Ruse Targovishte Yambol Vidin Burgas Razgrad Veliko Turnovo Gabrovo Dobrich Sliven Pleven Varna Lovech Kardzhali Pernik Pazardzhik Smolyan Montana Blagoevgrad Haskovo Vratsa Kyustendil Shumen Silistra
Blagoevgrad Burgas Varna Veliko Turnovo Vidin Vratsa Gabrovo Dobrich Kardzhali Kyustendil Lovech Montana Pazardzhik Pernik Pleven Plovdiv Razgrad Ruse Silistra Sliven Smolyan Sofia Stara Zagora Targovishte Haskovo Shumen Yambol

The overall score of local civil society organisations is 3,00 points with no change in comparison to previous surveys. The highest scores are received by civil society organizations in Sofia (3.77 points), Plovdiv (3.72 points), and Stara Zagora (3.71 points). These scores are the result of a relatively even development of indicators in the three dimensions – capacity, role, and management.

 

It is important to point out that the COVID-19 pandemic had an extremely negative impact on the mobilization of the non-governmental sector in the implementation of initiatives related to the principles of good governance. The “closure” of institutions and their reduced capacity and willingness to interact with civil society entities had an additional negative effect. As a result, civil society organizations had a more modest contribution to the implementation of anti-corruption initiatives.

 

The lack of sufficient financial resources civil society organizations is largely due to the lack of financial programs that support initiatives aimed at good governance, civil control and counteraction to corruption on local level. To compensate for this deficit, NGOs resort to successful strategies to mobilize non-financial resources to implement their activities: involving volunteers, experts, authoritative personalities from local communities; interaction with local media; active use of social networks.
 

values of Civil Society indexes
Capacity 3.50
Capacity of Local Civil Society Organizations 3.35

Local civil society organizations have access to municipal finding for financing activities with a high impact on local development 3.15

Local business has the practice of providing donations for civil society organizations 2.67

Local civil society organizations mobilize experts, persons with authority and citizens for their initiatives 3.89

Local civil society organizations receive support from local media 3.69

Independence 3.66

Over the last year there are media publications on employing pressure over civil society organizations 3.89

Over the last year there are media publications on dependencies between civil society organizations and a) local authorities; b) political parties; c) business 3.43

Role 2.35
Effective Civil Society Oversight for Governance Accountability 2.37

Civil society organizations regularly request information from local authorities 2.91

Over the last year civil society organizations have revealed cases of misuse and irregularities 1.83

Anticorruption Policies and Reforms 2.33

Civil society organizations have organized or participated in forums and initiatives towards streamlining the anticorruption activities of civil society organizations and institutions 2.72

Civil society organizations initiate or participate in the development of anti-corruption strategies and proposals 1.96

Civil society organizations are involved in local authorities' good governance initiatives, including to provide expertise (opinions, experience, good practices) 2.31

Governance 3.14
Transparency 3.37

The websites of civil society organizations provide information regarding the members of their boards 3.20

Civil society organizations provide information regarding their projects and initiatives, including activities, results and finding 3.54

Accountability 2.75

The websites of civil society organizations provide information and reports on their activities 2.26

Civil society organizations have the practice of organizing press conferences, publication of information materials and giving interviews conserting their activities; 3.24

Integrity 3.29

Local civil society organizations have established ethical codes, practices and standards of conduct 3.30

Local civil society organizations monitor and evaluate the implementation of established ethical rules 2.69

Local civil society organizations are part of networks that create and monitor ethical rules connected to the work of the civil sector 2.93

There are media publications on unethical/unprofessional behavior of civil society organizations’ representatives and their connection with local business interests, local authorities and political parties 4.24

2022 - All Cities, Index values by pillar


All pillars - 3.22