Opinions for the period 2004-2024 г.

List of all opinions

2024

1. OPINION on “Accelerating the development of the Social Economy in Bulgaria in response to Contemporary Challenges”.

2. OPINION on “Strategic Planning in Bulgaria – Challenges and opportunities for a green and digital transition” 

3. OPINION on “Problems and Challenges to the Competitiveness of Bulgarian Farmers”

2023

1. OPINION on: “Viable and sustainable rural areas in Bulgaria in the context of the EU’s long-term vision”

2. OPINION on: Strategic documents in the field of energy – securing the balanced development of capacities and just green transition

3. OPINION on: ″Approaches to developing an action plan to promote collective labour bargaining in Bulgaria″

4. OPINION on: ″European Care Strategy – guidelines on its implementation in Bulgaria″

5. OPINION on: “Necessary amendments and additions to the Law on Vocational Education and Training. Introduction and possible approaches to the implementation in national practice of the Council Recommendation on Individual Learning Accounts and the Council Recommendation on a European approach to micro-credentials to promote lifelong learning and employability”

6. OPINION on: “Digital Bulgaria: policies, measures and challenge”

7. OPINION on: “Measures for good mental health”

2022

1. OPINION on: “Income inequality in Bulgaria: economic policies and prevention”

2. OPINION on: “Strategic Plan for Agricultural and Rural Development for the period 2023 – 2027”

3. OPINION on: “Territorial just transition plans (TJTPs) – aims, challenges and expected effect”

4. OPINION on: “The EC legislative initiative “Fit for 55” in the Bulgarian context”

5. OPINION on: “The National Plan for the introduction of the euro”

6. OPINION on: “Labour migration in Bulgaria – trends and needs”

7. OPINION on: “Ratification of Convention No. 190/2019 of the International Labour Organisation on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work”

8. OPINION on: “Social Climate Fund – challenges and prospects”

9. OPINION on: “Updated version of the Partnership Agreement. Programs for Program Period 2021 – 2027”

10. OPINION on: “Improving labour prevention accidents and occupational diseases”

 11. OPINION on: “National objectives and priorities for a just energy transition in the Energy Strategy of Bulgaria until 2030 with a horizon until 2050”.

12. OPINION on: “Policies and measures to increase the awareness and readiness of Bulgarian enterprises to successfully carry out a climate-neutral transformation”

2021

1. OPINION on: THE EFFECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF TELEWORKING IN BULGARIA

2. OPINION on: “The current system for vocational training, qualification and retraining for adults in order to assess its compliance with the development of the labour market, incl. the need to strengthen digital skills”

3. OPINION on: “The economic consequences of the spread of COVID-19 in Bulgaria and measures to overcome them”

4. OPINION on “Draft National Health Strategy 2021-2030”

5. OPINION on: “THE EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE EUROPEAN PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS”

6. OPINION on: “EU strategy for energy system liberalisation and integration – tasks and prospects for Bulgaria. Effect on energy poverty and measures to tackle it”.

7. OPINION on: “THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND ITS PROGRAMMES FOR THE PROGRAMMING PERIOD 2021-2027”

8. OPINION on: “PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES IN THE NEW NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2022 – 2024 IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19″

2020

1. OPINION on: PROPOSALS OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL REGARDING THE PREPARATION OF THE “RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA”.

2. OPINION on: “DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN BULGARIA – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPE’S DIGITAL FUTURE”.

3. OPINION on: The European Green Deal – Economic, Social and Environmental Challenges and Possible Solutions for Bulgaria.

4. OPINION on: “MAIN PRIORITIES IN THE DRAFT EU STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH – 2021-2027”.

2019

1.  OPINION on: Circular Economy – Features and Opportunities for Development.

2. OPINION on: CHALLENGES TO BUSINESSES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DIGITIZATION OF THE ECONOMY.

3. OPINION on: CHALLENGES FACING LABOUR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DIGITIZATION OF THE ECONOMY“.

4. OPINION on “PROBLEMS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM FOR SUMMARISED CALCULATION OF WORKING HOURS”“.

5. OPINION on “OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING THE YOUTH POLICY IN BULGARIA” .

6. OPINION on COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS AN INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT WORK-LIFE BALANCE FOR WORKING PARENTS AND CARERS COM/2017/0252 final.

2018

1. OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHING A EUROPEAN LABOUR AUTHORITY [COM(2018) 131 final – 2018/0064 (COD)].

2. OPINION on “THE MOUNTAINOUS AND SEMI-MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS IN BULGARIA – PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT”.

3. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a PanEuropean Personal Pension Product (PEPP) [COM (2017) 343 final – 2017/0143 (COD)]“.

4. OPINION on “THE EUROPEAN PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS AND THE ROLE OF ORGANIZED CIVIL SOCIETY”.

5. OPINION ON THE SESSION on “THE FUTURE OF LABOR: CHALLENGES OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION”.

2017

1. OPINION on “Accelerating the Preparations for Bulgaria’s Accession to the Eurozone”.

2. OPINION on “Potential social, economic, environmental and consumer effects of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union and its Member States”.

2016

1. OPINION on “CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING THE EUROPEAN UNION AND BULGARIA FOLLOWING THE PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS”.

2015

1. OPINION on “MEASURES TO OVERCOME ENERGY POVERTY IN BULGARIA”.

2. OPINION ON “CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY -ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES” .

3. OPINION on “REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN BULGARIA AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH AN EMPLOYMENT”.

2014

1. OPINION on “HEALTH CARE IN BULGARIA – PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS”.

2. OPINION on „OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT USING THE INSTRUMENT ‘COMMUNITY-LED LOCAL DEVELOPMENT”

3. OPINION on DRAFT ACT FOR THE AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT.

4. OPINION ON “DRAFT STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN BULGARIA FOR THE PERIOD 2014-2020”.

2013

1. OPINION on “PRIORITIES AND POLICIES FOR THE ABSORPTION OF EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS IN BULGARIA FOR THE PERIOD 2014-2020”

2012

1. OPINION on “EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES”.

2. OPINION on “ACTIVE AGEING AND SOLIDARITY BETWEEN GENERATIONS”

3. OPINION on “THE SOCIAL ECONOMY – OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA”

4. OPINION on “POSSIBILITIES FOR RECONCILING WORK AND FAMILY LIFE”.

5. OPINION on “POLICIES TO REDUCE EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING”

2011

1. OPINION on “THE ROLE OF BULGARIAN COOPERATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY WITHIN THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY”.

2. OPINION on “CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL TOURISM IN BULGARIA”

3. OPINION of THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on “THE POLICY OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION IN THE EU”

2010

1. OPINION of “THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on CHALLENGES FACING THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY”.

2. OPINION of “THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on CURRENT PROBLEMS AND POLICIES ON THE LABOUR MARKET”

3. OPINION of “THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on SOCIAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL PROTECTION”

4. OPINION of “THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY WITHIN THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY”

5. OPINION of THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on THE “BILL FOR CONFISCATION OF ASSETS ACQUIRED THROUGH CRIMINAL OR OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY” (developed by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria)

6. OPINION of THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on THE HEALTHCARE REFORM

7. OPINION of THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on THE SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF THE TREATY OF LISBON

2009

1. OPINION OF “THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON “BULGARIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM – PROBLEMS AND NECESSARY REFORMS”.

2. OPINION OF “THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON “THE LABOUR MARKET UNDER A FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS – CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS”

3. OPINION of “THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on “NATIONAL REPORT OF REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION – 2008 – 2010”

4. OPINION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON “OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE OBSTACLES AND IMPROVING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN BULGARIA”

5. OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON “THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY UNDER THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS – PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES”

2008

1. OPINION of the ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL on CHALLENGES IN ABSORBING RESOURCES FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS Financial Perspective 2007 – 2013 .

2. OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON “NATIONAL STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION 2008 – 2015”

2007

1. OPINION on DRAFT OF THE NATIONAL REFORM PROGRAMME OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA (2006 -2009) GROWTH AND JOBS

2. OPINION on FAMILY, GOOD PARENTING AND EQUAL GENDER OPORTUNITIES

3. OPINION on HEALTH ACT AMENDMENT BILL

4. OPINION on HEALTHY AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS – SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES

5. OPINION on MEASURES TO IMPROVE LEGAL PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS

6. OPINION on EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION INTO THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM OF PERSONS BORN BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1960

7. OPINION on CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

2006

1. OPINION on CHALLENGES FACING THE AGRICULTURE IN THE EU JOINING OF BULGARIA

2. OPINION on INCOME POLICY AS A MAIN PLATFORM FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND A FACTOR FOR REDUCING POVERTY IN BULGARIA

3. OPINION on INFORMAL ECONOMY AND MEASURES FOR ITS RESTRICTION

4. OPINION on ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JUDICIAL MECHANISM IN RESOLVING INDIVIDUAL LABOUR DISPUTES

5. OPINION on PROJECT ON NATIONAL HEALTHCARE STRATEGY 2007-2012, PREPARED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (ANALYSES, EVALUATION, RECOMMENDATIONS)

6. OPINION on PROBLEMS OF THE PENSION SYSTEM IN BULGARIA

7. OPINION on PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRY DURING THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS OF BULGARIA

2005

1. OPINION on CHALLENGES TO BULGARIAN TOURISM IN THE PROCESS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

2. OPINION on CONSEQUENCES FROM THE ENERGY PRICE SHOCK AND MEASURES FOR ITS MITIGATION

3. OPINION on DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND CHALLENGES TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY OF BULGARIA

4. OPINION on LISBON STRATEGY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COMPETITIVE AND PROSPEROUS ECONOMY

5. OPINION on PROBLEMS OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL IN BULGARIA

6. OPINION on DRAFT FOR THE AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT OF THE SOCIAL INSURANCE CODE (NO 554-01-47, PRESENTED BY A GROUP OF MPS)

7. OPINION on VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ISSUES IN BULGARIA

2004

1. OPINION on NATIONAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER (REVISED) FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2001 – 31 DECEMBER 2002

2. OPINION on CURRENT ISSUES OF HEALTH INSURANCE