The Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza”, founded in 2001, is a non-governmental non-profit organization with public benefit purposes. Its mission is to support the creation of a community of civic and political leaders with an active stand in the national, European and global public life, devoted to contemporary democratic values based on pluralism, tolerance and informed debate.

Through seminars, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” seeks to promote democracy and democratization of government action in Bulgaria, the countries of the Balkans and the Black Sea region. The School’s network of partners includes schools from the Association of Schools of Political Studies founded under the auspices of the Council of Europe, the Dutch House for Democracy and the Rule of Low, and Bulgarian public institutions and think tanks.

The programs of the School have been supported by the America for Bulgaria Foundation, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Matra program), Council of Europe, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Trust for Civil Society in CEE, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Bonita Trust, EEA Grants, GEF, National Endowment for Democracy (Washington), Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Open Society Institute Sofia, Balkan Trust for Democracy, Black Sea Trust, Government of Norway, USA Government, Freedom House, Westminster Foundation for Democracy, PHARE Programme, etc.

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