1. EGG PRAGUE JUNE 2005 FEMINIST MOBILISATION
THE BULGARIAN CASE

2. WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT
National Assemblies
Mandates
Total
Women %
 7(33)NA  
400 78
19,5
 8(34)NA
 87
21,75
 9(35)NA 84 21
7 Great NA 34
8.5
36 NA
240
(32) 34
(13,3)14,1
37 NA
(36) 32
(15) 13,3
38 NA
(26) 27
(10,83)11,2
39 NA 63
26,25

3. WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT 1976-2005
Total
Women % 65 5
7.6 83 2
2.4 53
3.7   25 8 20  2 10 1 18
5.5 16  0 17
11.8
1997 19 3
15.7 22
13.6
22.7

4. Type of women NGOs Example Lobbying and financing organizations
Center of Women’s Studies and Policies”
Gender Project for Bulgaria
Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
NGOs struggling against domestic, sexual, and emotional violence
Animus Association
Nadia centre for Women Victim of Violence
NGOs supporting marginalized, minority or other types of non-traditional groups
Centre for Multiethnic dialogue and Tolerance
Roma independent Women’s’ Organization
European Roma Fund – PAKIV
NGO’s oriented towards charity work and donations
National Civil Forum “ Bulgarka”
Association “Single Mother”, Burgas
Mothers of Our Children”, Ruse
NGOs of women in academia
Bulgarian Association of University Women
Women’s unions as parts of the political parties
Center of Historical and Politological Research in BSP
Political club “Democratic Women’s Union

5. CASE STUDY “TRAFFICKING”
Bulgaria is “primary country of origin for trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation”. Yet it is also a transit and destination country.
In accordance with the signed agreements and declarations and after a number of discussions in 2002 a team of experts presented to the parliament a “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Act”.
The legislation was passed in May 2003 without any serious obstructions or intensive parliamentary debates.
The new law opened space for implementation of secondary legislation.

6. PRESENCE OF BULGARIAN WOMEN IN ELECTORIAL LISTS
GENERAL ELECTIONS 25 JUNE 2005
Women in the lists
BSP
UDF
NMSS
MRF
DSB
BNU
New Times
Coalition of the Rose
Overall № 28 20 57 23 38 35 33
Leaders 2 7 4 5 3 6
In 2nd position 12 1
In 3rd position 8 9
In 4th position 14
Last 13
Lower
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Elections 2005
BSP – Bulgarian Socialist Party
UDF – United Democratic Forces
NMSS – National Movement Simeon the Second
MRF – Movement for Rights and Freedom
DSB – Democrats for Strong Bulgaria
BNU – Bulgarian National Union