ANALYSIS

Bulgaria performs very poorly on the Index, scoring only 8.2%. It ranks 45^th out of 50 bilateral organisations. It scores on just one indicator at the activity level – tenders – which is not assessed on a per activity basis. It is one of just five organisations to score zero on four out of five sub-groups of indicators at the activity level. Its performance on organisation-level information is similarly poor, scoring on only three of the eight indicators at this level. The Mid-Term Program for Development and Humanitarian Aid 2013–2015 is one of the very few documents on Bulgarian development assistance available on the MFA’s website. The MFA did not respond to requests for feedback on the survey.

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Bulgaria should join IATI and begin publishing to the IATI Standard as soon as possible in order to meet the 2015 deadline. It should publish an ambitious implementation schedule, with specific timelines and delivery targets, aiming towards full implementation of the IATI Standard by the end of 2015.
• In the short term, it should use the EU-DEVFIN platform, which aims to enhance EU-13 ODA reporting capacity and systems, to publish current data in accordance with the IATI Standard. It should work to publish directly from its own systems by the end of 2015.
• Bulgaria should update its OGP National Action Plan to include ambitious commitments on aid transparency.

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