European Economic
and Social Committee
Bulgaria
National Strategy / Action Plan
There is no National Strategy / Action Plan in Bulgaria
CSO platform(s)
Lead Government Body
national ESC(s)
SD council or equivalent
There is no SD council or equivalent in Bulgaria
Performance
There is no Performance in Bulgaria
Summary
- In 2018, the first steps were taken to implement the Agenda 2030.
- Little crosscutting activity concerning Agenda 2030.
- Local branches of Global Compact & UN Association attempt to increase Agenda 2030 awareness.
Description of the initiative
Actors
Actors
Bulgaria does not have a sustainable development council
Bulgaria does not have a sustainable development council
Institutional framework
Institutional framework
The Development Council chaired by the Prime Minister, which is contained within the Council of Ministers, is in charge of the political supervision of the implementation of the National Development Programme.
On an operational level implementation and reporting is supervised by the Coordination Committee chaired by the Ministry of Finance.
- Bulgaria adopted the "National Development Programme: Bulgaria 2020" to align itself with the aims & objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy.
- Bulgaria adopted the "National Development Programme: Bulgaria 2020" to align itself with the aims & objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It does not mention the SDGs.
- On June 2018, the Council of Ministers adopted a decree ordering the Development Council to develop a 'National Development Programme: Bulgaria 2030' by December 2020.
- On January 2019, the Minister of Finance presented to the Development Council a concept of the Programme. It specifies that special attention should be given to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Program for the 2030s
- No inforlmation except that responsibility for SDGs rests with individual ministries.
On January 2019, the National Statistic Institute presented a new report on 'Sustainable Development in Bulgaria 2005-2016'.
The focus of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU in the context of Sustainability was on youth.
Role of civil society
Role of civil society
- Many Civil Society Organisations are active in the field of the Sustainable Development Goals, organising events and campaigns to raise awareness on the issue. For instance, the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) organized a conference on April 2018 on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Bulgarian Platform for International Development, did the same in February 2019.
- UN Association of Bulgaria has made a commitment to monitor BG implementation of Agenda 2030 once an action plan has been published.
- Social Watch 2017 report ""Implementing the SDGs – from discussions to strategies and reforms "
Global Compact Network Bulgaria is a business association for implementing Agenda 2030.
National Economic & Social Councils
National Economic & Social Council
Economic and Social Council Act: the ESC is a "consultative body expressing the will of civil society organisations regarding the economic and social development".
- The plenary session comprises a President and 36 members, who make up three groups of 12 members: the employers' group, employees' group and various interests' group.
- There is one standing commission working on regional policy, sustainability and the environment.
The Council expresses and protects civil society interests by communicating agreed statements and proposals submitted by its members to the executive and legislative authorities. To this end, it adopts opinions, resolutions and studies and holds public consultations on key economic, social, education, demographic, health or other issues.
N/A
Monitoring & Evaluation
Monitoring & Evaluation
UN SDSN SDG Index Country Profile
Bulgaria is listed 36th in the SDG global ranking of 2018.
The National Statistic Institute of Bulgaria doesn't seem to use neither the Eurostat indicators nor the SDGs to measure sustainable development
No Voluntary National Review completed or being planned.