{"id":11037,"date":"2026-08-10T14:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esc.bg\/the-european-citizens-initiative-current-status-in-bulgaria\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:18:37","slug":"the-european-citizens-initiative-current-status-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esc.bg\/en\/the-european-citizens-initiative-current-status-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Citizens\u2019 Initiative \u2014 Current Status in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11037\" class=\"elementor elementor-11037 elementor-10991\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdfb17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bdfb17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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