OUR PROJECTS
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THE EU EXPLAINED: BEYOND THE MISCONCEPTIONS
Teaching materials on the EU developed by the Sofia Platform Foundation and the online teaching platform ucha.se with the support of the German Embassy in Sofia and the The German Federal Foreign Office.
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CIVIC EUROPE
New 3 year partnership between Sofia Platform Foundation, MitOst e.V and Stiftung Mercator supporting active citizens on the local level.
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TRANSITION DIALOGUE 2019-2021. DEALING WITH CHANGE IN DEMOCRATIC WAYS
Participatory approach to dealing with transition in post ‘89 Germany and Eastern Europe with new concepts for the European civic education
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BACK TO SCHOOL / SCHOOL 4.0
An Erasmus+ project with partners from Liechtenstein, Italy, Spain and Norway on developing online school materials for hard-to-reach learners, including the subject “European Values and Democracy”.
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GENERATION OF TRANSITION – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – SOFIA, 23 AND 24 NOVEMBER
Motivated by the 25th anniversary of 1989 a group of practitioners and academics from the former East Bloc countries got together in 2014 to reflect upon the impact communism and transition have had on our societies at large and specifically on the generation of transition.
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CIVIC EDUCATION IN ACTION
Promoting citizenship education through open lessons for 11th and 12th graders, summer schools for university students, teacher trainings and town hall meetings.
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EXPERIENCE OF STATE SOCIALISM REIMAGINED (ESSR)
An Erasmus + project in contribution with partners from Prague, Czech Republic; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Slovakia.
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MAPPING TRANSITION IN EASTERN EUROPE: EXPERIENCES OF CHANGE AFTER THE END OF COMMUNISM
Sofia Platform presents its latest publication “Mapping Transition in Eastern Europe: Experience of Change after the End of Communism”. With rise of populism, illiberalism and xenophobia in EU’s Eastern Europe, a key question has become “what went wrong?”.
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THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY – THE FATE OF BULGARIAN JEWS DURING THE HOLOCAUST
A series of lectures in 8 schools across Bulgaria, focusing on the history and fate of the Bulgarian Jews during WWII, carried out by experts and representatives of the rescued Jewish community
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REFORMING THE EU: WHAT ROLE FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICIES IN A REFORMED EU?
At a workshop in Sofia on 18 April 2018, organized by Sofia Platform, participants discussed their expectations of this EU reform process, and the role of climate and energy policies in it.
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DREAM BULGARIA – THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN BULGARIA
An one-of-a-kind interactive seminar where top faculty and professionals, together with all participants discussed the state of democracy, the rule of law, education, media, economy and entrepreneurship in lectures and workshops.
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DIVERSITY PROTECTION AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION – UNDP IRAQ
Iraqi Parliamentarians and NGOs from Eastern Europe exchange experience and explore models of diversity protection and anti-discrimination legislations in the region
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LESSONS FROM THE PAST: WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE ’89?
The project “Lessons from the past: what happened before ’89?” which started in March 2016 was conducted under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rossen Plevneliev. Support for Sofia Platform is provided by the America for Bulgaria foundation.
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MINORITIES RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN LOCAL POLITICS
Training of representatives of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament and the non-governmental sector in Iraq.
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UNREWARDING CROSSROADS: THE BLACK SEA REGION AMIDST THE EU AND RUSSIA
Collection of policy briefs, edited by Anahit Shirinyan and Louisa Slavkova, highlighting the foreign policy challenges currently faced by the Black Sea countries.
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THE EU IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: WHAT’S NEXT FOR EU’S NEIGHBOURS
International round table discussion in the framework of EU’s Global Foreign Policy Strategy Review with the participation of HR Federica Mogherini
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25 YEARS FREE BULGARIA
“25 Years Free Bulgaria” was an initiative under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev, implemented by the Sofia Platform and supported by America For Bulgaria.
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CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONS: FROM CEE TO MENA
Joint training by the Balkan Trust for Democracy and the Sofia Platform for CSO Leaders from the MENA region