Фондация БлуЛинк
Acronym: BlueLink
General Information
Identification Code: 13376004824-21
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Entity Form: Not-for-Profit Organization - Foundation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 12/18/2010
Last Update: 4/19/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: BlueLink is a foundation, registered in public interest in Bulgaria to uphold civil society, democracy, shared European values and environmental sustainability. BlueLink strives to its purpose by supporting internet networking, public interest journalism, policy advocacy and research.
BlueLink's main fields of activity are in:
-maintaining the BlueLink Civic Action Network - a networking, coordination and information exchange hub at www.bluelink.net;
-supporting civil society participation, access to information and justice, and stakeholder engagement through strategic use of internet and other activities;
-operating a virtual newsroom to publish Evromegdan (in Bulgarian) and BlueLink Stories (in English, for Central and Eastern Europe) as e-magazines for ethical journalism in public interest; and
- fostering research and analysis of internet freedom, technological and social change, civil society, democracy and sustainable development, and shaping policies that foster them.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Climate action
- Communication
- Consumers
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Energy
- Enlargement
- Environment
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Transport
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- sub-national
- national
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Freedom of Expression, freedom of speech: Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights
European Green Deal
Aarhus Convention on the access to information, justice and public participation in environmental matters.
EU Directives on EIA, SEA and Habitats Directive, Water Framework Directive
EU Tobacco Products Directive
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Communication Activities: In 2023 BlueLink continued offering support support for climate defenders and improving European Climate Law in Bulgarias - with the help of the European Climate Foundation. A detailed analysis of existing legislation and necessary policy changes was produced together with WWF Bulgaria.
BlueLink finalised implemented the project “Journalism and Science”, in partnership with Climateka (Bulgaria), Klima101 (Serbia), Masfel Fok (Hungary), InforClima (Romania). Funded by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) it aims to challenge the insufficient and often misleading coverage of climate mitigation topics in the media.
The project aiming to activate underused cultural heritage and resources on the peripheral and border regions as part of the DANube Urban Brand + Building Regional and Local Resilience Project through the Valorization of Danube's Cultural Heritage (DANUrB +) was finalised. It is co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund and the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, and by the national budget of the Republic of Bulgaria through the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.
Together with the Smoke-Free Life Coalition, investigated tobacco industry interference in policy making, analyzed compliance with the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control. Supported by the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases and the World Health Organisation in Bulgaria. A roundtable on improving tobacco control was held in parliament, where analysis of tobacco taxation in Bulgaria was presented.
Artistic heritage preservation in Sofia, funded by the Sofia Municipality.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Unofficial groupings,Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
Head Office
Address: Slivnitsa Blvd., 263
Post Code: 1202
City: Sofia
Country: BULGARIA
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EU Office
Address: Slivnitsa Blvd., 257, 3rd floor
Post Code: 1202
City: Sofia
Country: BULGARIA
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: BlueLink's founding documents, strategies and rules of procedures are available at www.bluelink.net/en .
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 4
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 6
Members F T E: 3
Info Members: BlueLink is governed by a Council of Trustees, which meets at least once a year. It appoints an Executive Board to oversee the foundation’s activities. Board members are: Milena Dimitrova of CEIE-Sofia, Chair of the Board; Natalia Dimitrova; and Pavel Antonov - an individual co-founder and Executive Editor of BlueLink. Antonov is in charge of day-to-day management and operations.
BlueLink's core operational team includes Pavel Antonov, PhD, Executive Editor, Zoya Borisova, Head of Administration; Polina Slavcheva, Project Manager; Nina Leseva, Administrative Officer; Maria Lyutakova, Journalist/Researcher; Plamen Peev, PhD, Participation and Access to Justice and Information Programme Lead.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: BlueLink was founded in 1998 and registered in 1999 by:
ECO-CLUB 2000 – Sofia;
Public Center for Environment and Sustainable Development – Varna (did not register as a formal co-founder);
Za Zemiata/Friends of the Earth Europe;
Centre for Environmental Education and Information – Sofia;
Balkani Wildlife Nature Conservation Society - Sofia;
Geo Eco Club Academica Veliko Tarnovo;
Terra Environmental Association – Blagoevgrad;
Semperviva – Pernik (did not register as a formal co-founder);
Pavel P Antonov, PhD;
Vassil Beyazov, Dipl. Arch; and
Willem Tjebbe Oostenbrink.
See more: http://www.bluelink.net/en/team-board-and-founders.html
Organisation Members: Association for progressive communications (APC), https://www.apc.org/
APC’s mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, https://eu-russia-csf.org/
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (Forum, or CSF) is a network of thematically diverse non-governmental organisations from Russia and the European Union, established as a bottom-up, non-partisan civic initiative. The Forum serves as a platform for members to engage in joint activities, articulate common positions, provide support and solidarity, and exert civic influence on policy- and decision-making on the (inter)governmental level. Driven by a vision of ‘the civil society beyond borders’, the Forum brings together organisations and people and therefore contributes to the integration between Russia and the EU, based on common values of pluralistic democracy, rule of law, human rights and social justice.
Justice and Environment (http://www.justiceandenvironment.org)
Justice and Environment is a network of environmental lawyers that work for a stronger environmental legislation and implementation on both the national and European Union stages to protect the environment, people and nature. The network covers 15 European countries, most of them EU Member States. The network focuses on EU law implementation experiences at national level and EU level.
Smoke-Free Life Coalition, https://www.coalicia.bezdim.org/bg/
The smoke-free coalition emerged spontaneously after the 2010 proposal to repeal the Total ban on smoking in public places. It is open to civil, public, municipal and state organizations that share its specific objectives at the present time – support of the Total ban on smoking in closed public places and the strict implementation of the Health Act in Bulgaria, as well as its common goals - restricting smoking in Bulgaria and reducing the number of smokers, especially among young people.
Civil coalition Ravni BG, https://ravni.bg/
Citizens for Europe (CFEU), https://www.citizensforeurope.eu/mission-statement
Civic Europe, https://civic-europe.eu/civic-europe/
ECPMF, https://www.ecpmf.eu/
European Journalism Center, https://ejc.net/about
БПМР, https://bpid.eu/