Projects

The Activity of the Foundation is mainly focused in the field of legislative and judicial reform. Among the main projects we have worked on in the last years are the following:

Training of national judges in EU Competition Law and judicial co-operation

Presently, FIEP is in process of implementation of the project “Training of national judges in EU Competition Law and judicial co-operation” co-financed by the European Commission under the Specific Programme “Civil Justice”. Within the framework of this project FIEP has already organized a Symposium on EU Competition Law in June 2013 in Sofia. The Symposium was attended by over 35 Bulgarian judges, with speakers among the world  most acknowledged professors in the field of competition law. As part of the initiative, FIEP has also been publishing a quarterly Journal of EU Competition Law and Policy aimed at the Bulgarian judiciary. The project is implemented in partnership with the Portuguese Association of Competition  Lawyers
Promoting the advantages of investing in Bulgaria

In 2012 FIEP participated in the performance of legal analyses for the needs of investors in Bulgaria, including a comparative analysis of the investment legislation of eight EU Member States within the project of the Bulgarian Investment Agency Promoting the advantages of investing in Bulgaria, implemented by financial support of Operational Programme “Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy” 2007 – 2013 financed by the EU through the European Regional Development Fund.

Promotion of streamlined and effective operation and exercise of the powers granted to national courts and authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in Bulgaria and Poland (part I and part II)

In 2009 and 2011 FIEP implemented the project Promotion of streamlined and effective operation and exercise of the powers granted to national courts and authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in Bulgaria and Poland (part I and part II) in cooperation with the Association of economic consultants Pro-Akademia, Poland. Within the two parts of the project two workshops were held in Bulgaria for the needs of the Bulgarian judiciary as well as two handbooks, including a collection of judgments of the ECJ on competition law issues, were published in Bulgaria and Poland.

Preparation of legislation for implementation of the EC Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community

In the environmental field, FIEP, in partnership with NIRAS, Denmark, was involved in a project funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency – Preparation of legislation for implementation of the EC Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community. The experts of the Foundation participated actively in the preparation of the draft legislation implementing the Directive 2003/87/EC.