Bulgarian Prosecutors

(i): Constitute a working group of 3 associate professors, 5 experts and 8 prosecutors to conduct research, analysis and evaluation; (ii): Organization of a roundtable meeting of 6 members of the expert work and press conference to present the project with up to 10 representatives of environmental NGOs; (iii): Elaborating and update database of EU, national and international best practices; (iv): Draft Manual with guidelines for prosecutors on matters tackling environmental crime; (v): Equipping office of the APB and elaborating strategy for its development; (vi): Organizing closing conference of the project for 100 participants; (vii): Organizing the training for APB members on project proposals writing and management.

Erreichte Resultate:  

• Online Database of EU, national and international
  best practices and manual on environmental crime prosecution largely distributed and available online
• Curricula for the training on environmental crime prosecution developed for the prosecutors
• Partnerships between prosecutors, state authorities and NGOs dealing with environment protection established and improving the cooperation between them on environmental crime prosecution
• Association of Prosecutors of Bulgaria (APB) better recognized in the civil society and the public as a centre of expertise in environment protection and with strengthened capacities
• The project contributed to the proposed measures to improve the Criminal Code in relation to the prosecution of environmental crime
• Operational expert group of prosecutors and
  committee on the matters of environmental crime set up
• National network of 58 trained, well-informed and
  prepared prosecutors in matters of environmental crime set up

Phase 1 01.09.2012 - 30.06.2016   (Completed)