On May 14th 2015, Teodor Slavev, researcher with BILI and project coordinator of the Initiative for Transparent Parliamentary Appointments took participation in the organized by the Open Society Institute Sofia and Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation conference "Democracy and Civic Participation. The Role of the Non-governmental Organizations" within the Third Annual Meeting for Sharing Good Practice on Partnership Development of the NGO Programme in Bulgaria under the EEA Financial Mechanism.
Teodor presented the parliamentary practice in regard to the appointments made by the 42nd and 43rd National Assemblies, the outcomes of Project “Initiative for Transparent Parliamentary Appointments” and the online platform for civic monitoring of parliamentary appointments as an instrument for public monitoring.
Lectures’ and participants’ interest in the “Civic monitoring of public policies” panel was drawn by the invitation announced for joining a civic coalition to advocate for high standards for publicity, transparency and accountability for high-officials’ parliamentary appointments. The coalition will be officially presented in September this year.