ACTION PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR REDUCING POVERTY AND PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION 2020

2015-2016 ACTION PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR REDUCING POVERTY AND PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION 2020 Activity/ies Deadline Performance indicators /s Priority No. 1 Providing employment opportunities and increasing labour income through active involvement in the labour market Measure: Improving the employability of unemployed persons by providing training courses leading to qualifications Organising and providing vocational training leading to qualifications, at employer s request, under Article 63 of IRHA (Implementing Regulations of the Health Act) Organisation by EA of adult training through referral to CHRDRI (Centre for Human Resource Development and Regional Initiatives) PRO CHANCE Project (Bulgarian-German Vocational Training Centre - DBBZ) training Information Policy and Training Project 2015-2016 Training of 1 020 unemployed persons. 2015-2016 Training of 230 persons. 2015 Training of 2 004 persons. 2015 Organising and conducting advertising and information campaigns. European Integration Fund 2015 Training of 213 persons EIF EA MLSP, EA CHRDRI DBBZ SE MLSP, EA Employers, training organisations EA EA Municipal and regional administrations, social partners 1

/s Integrated grant scheme for Actions designed to put the Common Basic Principles for immigrant integration policy in the European Union into practice and support the implementation of consistent and permanent policy to guarantee the rights of immigrants and to ensure their successful integration in the Bulgarian society OP HRD scheme Safe work Phase 2 OP HRD 2014-2020 scheme Improving the quality and efficiency of the public services for vulnerable groups in the labour market and for the employers Vocational guidance, training and retraining for up to 1 year for third-country nationals and persons who have been granted international protection third-country nationals within the 5 projects implemented in 2015 under the 2013 Annual Programme Component 3 Courses on Bulgarian language, civic orientation, history, traditions, customs, work and living conditions in Bulgaria. 2015 Training to improve the working conditions of employed persons. 2015 Training to improve the quality of employment. 2016 Number of persons involved in the measures ESF/OP HRD ESF/OP HRD National budget EA EA SAR at CoM, MoI NGO 2

/s Measure: Provision of employment to vulnerable groups in the labour market Law amending and supplementing the Employment Promotion Act Implementation of activities included in NAPIEYG 2015 Extending the scope and effectiveness of the active employment policy, increasing the subsidisation period, improving the quality of the intermediation services provided 2016 Designating job mediators in every Labour Office Directorate, specialised to work with young people (focal points); All unemployed young people who are newly registered in the labour offices will be offered within 4 months after their registration the mediation service which is the most appropriate for their current needs. MLSP MLSP, EA ASA 3

/s Organising and conducting labour exchanges for young people Organising and conducting labour exchanges in the regional units of SAR at CoM for the persons who have been granted international protection and for persons seeking protection who have the right to work Encouraging employers to hire long-term unemployed persons (Programme for training and employment of long-term unemployed persons, Art. 55c of EPA) Encouraging employers to create jobs for hiring unemployed persons single parents (adopters) and/or mothers with children (Art. 53 and Art. 53а of EPA) 2015-2016 Holding 35 labour exchanges for young people each in 2015 and 2016. 2016 Number of labour exchanges organised; Number of persons employed 2015 950 long-term unemployed persons included in employment; 850 long-term unemployed persons included in training. 2015 Employment of 200 unemployed persons, including 200 newly recruited persons. EA EA, SAR at CoM MLSP, EA EA RIE, nationally represented employee and employer organisations, supporting organisations BRC, UNHCR, Caritas Bulgaria Employers Employers 4

/s Encouraging employers to hire persons in pre-retirement age 50+ (National Programme Support for Retirement, Art. 55а of EPA) Encouraging employers to hire people with permanent disabilities (National Programme for Employment and Training of People with Permanent Disabilities, Art. 52, par. 1 and par. 2 of EPA, Programme Interest-free Loans for People with Disabilities ) National Programme Assistants of People with Disabilities Encouraging employers to hire unemployed persons registered in the labour offices (National Programme From Social Assistance to Employment, National Programme Security, National Programme Activation of Inactive 2015 Employment of 311 persons, including 300 newly included persons. 2015 Employment to 1 923 persons, including new employment to 320 persons. 2015-2016 Employment to 2 700 persons, including 2 700 newly recruited persons. 2015-2016 Employment to 23 511 persons, including 4 314 newly recruited persons; Training of 417 persons. ; OP HRD 2007-2013 MLSP, EA MLSP, EA MLSP, EA MLSP, EA Employers Employers ASA Employers, training s 5

/s Persons, National Programme Recovery and Protection of Bulgarian Forest, National Programme for Training and Employment of Refugees, National Programme Clio, Programme Melpomene, regional programmes for training and employment, Art. 46, Art. 50, Art. 51, Art. 55d, Art. 55e of EPA, schemes under OP HRD 2007-2013 Support for Employment ) Implementation of projects for training and employment of the social partners included in NAPE (National Action Plan for Employment): Project Directions (CL Podkrepa ) 2015 2 400 unemployed persons, included in training; 2 400 unemployed persons included in vocational guidance; 240 unemployed persons included in subsidised employment; 30 CL Podkrepa EA, s, employers training 6

/s Project Chance for Work 2015 (CITUB) Project From Vocational Training to Effective Employment 2015 2015 % - included in nonsubsidised employment. 2 233 unemployed persons, included in training; 947 unemployed persons, included in vocational guidance; 893 persons, included in traineeship. Training of 792 unemployed persons leading to qualifications in one of the professions shop persons consultant, office assistant, assistant educator or landscaping worker ; Provision of subsidised employment to 317 unemployed persons, who completed the training. and co- from CITUB and partners CITUB BIA EA, Association College for Worker Training, employers EA, employers 2015 1 920 unemployed persons, included in training; 1 920 unemployed persons, included in vocational BICA EA, s, training 7

/s Project I Study and Succeed in Bulgaria Holding informal meetings with employers regarding the profile of persons seeking and granted international protection educational attainment, professions Creating and maintaining a specialised database of the qualifications of persons seeking and granted international protection and database of employers for the purposes of mediation for inclusion in the primary labour market, guidance and inclusion in programmes for employment and training, including under OP HRD guidance; Provision of subsidised employment to 384 persons; Provision of non-subsidised employment to 20 % the persons who have successfully completed the training. 2016 Number of meetings held with employers. 2016 Number of mediations realised; Number of persons included in employment programmes. SAR at CoM SAR at CoM employers Employers MLSP, EA, LOD, employers, NGO 8

/s projects, pursuant to NAPE 2015 Measure: Reintegration of early school leavers Exchange of information between MES and MLSP on young people who are early formal school leavers, under an agreement between the two s Implementation of project New Chance for Success, scheme BG051PO001-4.3.01 0001 Adult Literacy Reintegration in the education system of young people up to 18 years of age who are school drop-outs Building and implementing a system for career guidance and consultations in the different age groups to motivate them to continue their education leading to 2016 Annually for the period 2014 2020 received 2 reports on young people who were in education but did not continue or dropped out and on those who completed certain level of education but did not continue in the next level. 2015 15 000 adults included in literacy programmes and in a course for completing grades of lower-secondary education. 2016 Number of students and young people involved in the measures 2015 Number of students included in career guidance programmes. OP HRD 2007-2013 OP SESG Scheme under OP HRD BG051PO001-4.3.02 System for career guidance in school MLSP, MES MES MES MES EA EA RIE, regional career guidance centres, directors, students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders 9

/s qualifications education - 6 MBGN, 2014 and 2015 Designing curriculums for initial vocational training leading to qualifications in part of a profession Launching a pilot project for implementing early warning systems in kindergartens and schools Individual educational number - Identifying students who dropped out one or several years ago Maximum coverage of children at risk of drop-out by activities of interest 2015 Number of curriculums for initial vocational training leading to qualifications in part of a profession developed. 2015 1 pilot project. 2015/2016 school year Number of engaged children at risk covered by activities of interest. Within the National Programme The school a territory of the students - 2014, module International student Olympiads and competitions 2014 1 249 745 BGN; MES MES MES MLSP, RIE, MC, MAF, MYS, employer organisations and social partners Schools on Northwest and Southeast Bulgaria selected for participation MC, MYS, MAF, municipalities, schools, heads of activities and other stakeholders 10

/s Within the National Programme With Cater for Every Student - module 1 1 200 000 BGN; Scheme under OP HRD BG051PO001-4.2.05 Let s make the school attractive for young people - 14,5 MBGN for 2014 and 2015; MYS Budget: 200 000 BGN from programme Sports for children with disabilities and children at risk ; with ESF funds in 11

/s Creating conditions in vocational schools leading to qualifications in professions of school drop-outs or early school leavers Guaranteeing to prisoners the opportunities for inclusion in education and training 2015/2016 school year 2015/2016 school year. Number of persons who acquired qualifications in a profession. Number of prisoners included in education and training. Measure: Effective of access to education and training Implementing result-oriented models for of the system of higher education which are focused on the training results and the realisation of the undergraduate and graduate students Ongoing 33 state higher education schools. Provision of additional flexible opportunities for financial support of trained undergraduate, graduate Ongoing 3 400 new loans granted to undergraduate and graduate students under UGSLA (in 2015). the new programming period. From the school s delegated budget From the delegated budget; With ESF funds in the new programming period Within the SHEI transfers planned under SBRBA for 2015 State guarantees up to 50 MBGN for 2015 MES MES MES MES MLSP, MC, MAF, MYS, business organisations and other stakeholders MJ, schools at prisons, MLSP and other stakeholders 12

/s students by applying the lending model, and provision of bursaries to encourage training in priority economic areas and special achievements in science, innovations, art, culture and sports Measure: Provision of services necessary for the social inclusion of the groups who are furthest from the labour market, with focus on social skills and on improvement of the individual social work with those individuals Launching and implementing the Active Inclusion Operation OP HRD 2014-2020 Municipalities, NGO Municipalities, NGO Provision of Bulgarian language courses in the places for permanent residence of persons granted international protection and third-country nationals residing legally in the country 600 hours for 6 months for the purposes of completing level А-2 or В-1 2015-2016 Participants with disabilities aged 18+ receiving services; Inactive and unemployed participants who are job seekers or have a job, including in selfemployment, after having been provided child care. 2016 Number of Bulgarian language courses organised; Number of persons included in the training; Number of persons, who completed level А-2 or В-1 of the European Language Framework depending on the educational attainment. National budget/ Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund SAR at CoM, MoI NGO 13

/s of the European Language Framework depending on the educational attainment Measure: Promoting entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship Building an internet environment for a social enterprises network OP HRD Scheme Promoting the launch of projects for developing one s own business component 2 Promoting entrepreneurship among unemployed persons (Art. 42а; Art. 47, par.. 1 and par. 4; Art. 49, par. 1 and par. 4, Art. 49b of EPA) 2016 Specific functionality of the web page 2015 1 134 concluded contracts, including 209 newly concluded contracts. 2015 Employment to 246 persons, including 210 newly recruited persons. Measure: Ensuring reduction of the number of working poor Setting an adequate amount of the minimum wage Ongoing Updated minimum wage amount OP HRD Scheme Closer to 2015 3 850 persons using transport work to and from the workplace OP HRD Scheme On one s 2015 Company vehicle transport way to and from the workplace OP HRD Scheme I can do more 2015 Training of 11 150 employed persons, including 744 new persons. OP HRD 2007-2013 MLSP EA MLSP, EA NGO Employers Not applicable MLSP MF, social partners OP HRD 2007-2013 OP HRD 2007-2013 ESF/OP HRD 2007-2013 EA EA EA Employers Employers 14

/s OP HRD Scheme Improving the flexibility and effectiveness of the labour market through active steps of the social partners OP HRD Scheme Services for development of flexible labour market /employed persons who received consultation services/ 2015 Training of employed persons. 2015 10 000 employed and selfemployed persons consulted. ESF/OP HRD 2007-2013 ESF/OP HRD 2007-2013 Measure: Organising traineeship, job-specific training and training for acquiring key competences for young unemployed persons without work experience, with secondary and higher education, in the public and the real sector Encouraging employers to hire 2015-2016 Employment of 12 478 EA Employers unemployed young persons up to 29 years of age (Programme Career Start, Art. 36, par. 1 and par. 2, Art. 36а, Art. 36b, Art. 41, Art. 41а of EPA, OP HRD Schemes First Job, New Job, Youth Employment ) unemployed young people, including 9 357 newly recruited young people. Priority No. 2 Ensuring equal access to quality pre-school and school education Measure: Monitoring of the physical environment for provision of compulsory pre-school training to children and provision of additional support Additional Bulgarian language 2016 Number of children involved Programme MES SAR, NGO training, as necessary, for in the measures. ; EA EA 15

/s children whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian (including children seeking or granted international protection) Additional Bulgarian language training, as necessary, for students whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian (including students seeking or granted international protection) Additional training for students from vulnerable ethnic groups and seeking or granted international protection who are at risk of school drop-out Appointing teacher assistant for work in a multi-cultural environment Developing a professional teacher profile for language support in the classes for additional training and support Improving the conditions for modern educational services 2016 Number of students and young people included in the measures 2016 Number of students and young people included in the measures. 2016 Percentage of kindergartens and schools with appointed teacher assistants. OP SESG; Projects of CEICSEM Programme ; OP SESG; Projects of CEICSEM Programme ; OP SESG; Projects of CEICSEM Within the delegated budgets 2016 Number of teacher profiles 2016 Number of children benefiting from the supported educational infrastructure; OP RG 2014-2020 (Priority Axis 1 Sustainable and integrated urban MES MES MES MES MRDPW SAR, NGO NGO MES, MAF, MC, MYS, municipalities 16

/s Representatives of development marginalised groups, group of activities including Roma, benefiting Educational from modern educational infrastructure and infrastructure Priority Axis 3 Regional Educational Infrastructure ; ERDF and national co Measure: Support for going to school for students from vulnerable groups living in remote areas, from low-income families, and others Provision of adequate educational environment for inclusion of children of Roma origin from the kindergartens separated on ethnic principle and children seeking or granted international protection, through phased admission to kindergartens and preparatory groups in municipal schools outside the Roma neighbourhoods (including their transportation from the Roma 2016 Number of children included in the measures OP SESG MES SAR, NGO 17

/s neighbourhoods/quarters to a school within the settlement) Support to families from vulnerable ethnic groups /disadvantaged families for training of their children in kindergartens from the age of 3 Provision of adequate educational environment for inclusion of Roma students from the schools separated along ethnic lines by phased admission to schools outside the Roma quarters (including their transportation, as necessary, from the Roma quarters/neighbourhoods in the cities to school) Provision of adequate educational environment for inclusion of students seeking or granted international protection by phased admission to schools outside the Roma quarters (including their transportation, as 2016 Number of children included in the measures. 2016 Number of students and young people included in the measures. 2016 Number of students and young people included in the measures. OP SESG MES NGO OP SESG MES NGO OP SESG MES SAR, NGO 18

/s necessary, from the Roma quarters/neighbourhoods in the cities to school) Improving the access to education through provision of textbooks and school aids for free use until completion of VII grade Provision of resource support to children and students with special education needs Provision of funds to support the meals of children from preparatory groups and students in I IV grade in state and municipal kindergartens and schools Holding meetings with parents of children seeking or granted international protection with a view to motivating and providing assistance for inclusion in the Bulgarian education system 2016 Number of children and students, including from vulnerable groups, provided with textbooks and school aids for free use. 2015-2016 Number of children and students provided with resource support. Ongoing 383 334 supported children from preparatory groups and students in I IV grade of state and municipal kindergartens and schools (natural indicators pursuant to CoM Decision No. 276/2015). 2016 Number of meetings held; Number of children included in the Bulgarian education system. ; OP SESG MES MES MES, MC, municipalities SAR at CoM Resource centres, kindergartens and schools Bulgarian state and municipal schools 19

/s Organising 3-month Bulgarian language course for children granted protection and for children who are third-country nationals and reside legally in the country, with a view to achieving the required level for taking an exam in RIE to determine their grade in the mainstream schools Exchange of information between SAR at CoM and MES on the number of schoolage children seeking or granted international protection, placed in the territorial units of the Agency, under an agreement between the two s 2016 Number of children included in training; Number of children sitting for an exam in RIE; Number of children successfully taking the exam in RIE. 2016 Number of reports on the number of school-age children placed; Number of reports on the number of children attending Bulgarian language courses; Number of children included in the Bulgarian education system. National budget / Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund SAR at CoM, MoI SAR at CoM MES, RIE, NGO MES, RIE Measure: Developing social services in support of continuing school education Support to students from vulnerable ethnic groups to continue their education in the upper secondary school and successfully complete secondary education 2016 Number of students and young people included in the measures. OP SESG MES NGO 20

/s Providing care to unattended minor and underage children granted international protection provision of legal aid and consultations as well as specialised intercultural training of the people working with them Providing care to unattended minor and underage children seeking and granted international protection, placed in the territorial units of SAR at CoM, including organising Bulgarian language courses to overcome the language barrier and provision of ancillary services such as translation and interpreting 2016 Number of supported persons; Number of trainings held; Number of employees included in training. 2016 Number of supported; Number of persons who received Bulgarian language training. National budget / Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund National budget / Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund SAR at CoM, MoI SAR at CoM, MoI Measure: Priority involvement of children from groups at risk in all-day organisation of the educational process Increasing the scope and encouraging the attendance by all-day organisation of the educational process 2016 Number of students in allday organisation of the educational process, including of Roma origin MES Financial support of the phased implementation of allday organisation of the Ongoing Number of students in І-IV grade covered by all-day organisation of the MES, NGO NGO NGO MC, municipalities 21

/s educational process for students in state and municipal schools and for travelling students in central schools educational process in the 2015/2016 school year and number of students in І-VІІІ grade covered by all-day organisation of the educational process in central schools Priority No. 3 Providing equal and effective access to quality healthcare Measure: Confirming the health mediator model as a pre-condition for improving the access of vulnerable groups to healthcare Identifying settlements in need of health mediators and selection of appropriate people Training of health mediators for acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills 2015-2016 Enlarged network of health mediators. 2015-2016 Number of health mediators. MH, RHI, municipalities MF, MH Measure: Improving people s awareness of the main risk factors relevant to chronic non-contagious diseases Organising training events and provision of health information materials to improve the level of awareness about the main risk factors: smoking, abuse of alcohol, nutrition, physical activity. 2015-2016 Organised campaigns, seminars, lectures, discussions on the prevention of the main risk factors; Published and disseminated health information materials MH, RHI, NCPHA National network of health mediators National network of health mediators Medical specialists, general practitioners (GP), National network of health mediators, municipalities, regional inspectorates for education, mass 22

/s Measure: Improving the vaccination coverage in the long term up to 95% of the people subject to vaccination Curbing the occurrence and dissemination of contagious diseases by vaccine prevention and monitoring of contagious diseases Ongoing Provided and distributed vaccines to implement the Vaccination Calendar of Bulgaria; Achieving and maintaining vaccination coverage of 95% of the children subject to the main planned vaccinations and 75% coverage of the adults aged 18+ subject to revaccination; Preventing the occurrence and spread of epidemics of vaccine-preventable contagious diseases. MH, RHI media GP, NHIF Priority No. 4 Removing the al model of care and development of intersectoral services for social inclusion Measure: Provision of sustainable, quality and affordable community-based social services corresponding to the individual needs of the users Improving the individual social work with the users of social services 2016 Effected legislative amendment MLSP Facilitating the registration and licencing regime for the provision of services 2015-2016 Effected legislative amendment MLSP 23

/s Ensuring the necessary financial sustainability for the provision of social services for children, including in the new social services under projects 2015-2016 Number of services financed from the state budget. Drafting a Social Services Act 2016 Elaborated Draft Act Updating the regional and municipal strategies for development of social services Launching and implementing the operation New standards for social services under OP HRD 2014-2020 Provision of services for social mediation, identifying and referring to social services, medical and psychological assistance to vulnerable persons granted international protection, in the period of initial integration 2015-2016 Updated strategies 2015-2016 Number of implemented new and/or updated policy and service planning and implementation processes and models 2016 Number of included persons; Number of persons referred to social services OP HRD 2014-2020 National budget / Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund MF, MLSP MLSP Municipal administrations, municipalities MLSP SAR at CoM, MoI ASA, municipalities MH, ASA Measure: Developing a network of services in family or close to family environment for children, people with disabilities and dependent older people needing professional care Updating the Action Plan of 2016 Updated Action Plan Inter- NGO 24

/s the National Strategy Vision for Dealisation of Children in the Republic of Bulgaria, with a focus on preventing the separation of children from their families Preparing an analysis of the conditions of the specialised s for old people and people with disabilities Elaborating an Action Plan for implementation of the National Strategy for Longterm Care Implementing the child at risk protection measures s 2015 Analysis prepared OP HRD 2007-2013 2016 Elaborated draft Action Plan Ongoing Number of success cases of prevention of abandonment; Number of success cases of reintegration in the biological family; Number of children placed in the family of relatives and friends; Number of children placed in foster families; Number of approved foster families. According to SBRBA al high-level working group for dealis ation ASA Launching and implementing 2015-2016 Children placed in foster OP HRD 2014- ASA Municipalities, MLSP ASA 25

/s the operation Accept Me 2015 Launching and implementing the operation NEW ALTERNATIVES under OP HRD 2014-2020 Launching and implementing the operation Independent Life Improving the regional social infrastructure for dealisation of social services for children and people with disabilities families 2020 municipal regions 2015-2016 Participants with disabilities and participants aged 65+ who cannot care for themselves with improved access to services 2015-2016 Participants with disabilities and participants aged 65+ who cannot care for themselves with improved access to services 2016 Number of supported social infrastructure sites within the dealisation process; Supported infrastructure capacity intended for child care or education. OP HRD 2014-2020 OP HRD 2014-2020 OP RG 2014-2020 (Priority Axis 5 Regional Social Infrastructure); ERDF and national co ASA Municipalities, municipal regions MRDPW Measure: Developing integrated early childhood development services for children aged 0 7 and their families Provision of integrated services for early childhood development for children aged 0 7 and their families 2015-2016 66 municipalities providing services for early childhood development MLSP, municipalities State Investment Loan No. 7612 BG between the Republic of Bulgaria and the International Bank for Reconstruction Municipalities, municipal regions Social service providers, NGO Municipalities 26

/s Enhancing the competences and the motivation of primary medical care specialists to consult parents on early childhood development Training of medical specialists to consult and communicate effectively with parents and children and Development; OP HRD 2014-2020 2016 Trainings held NPIMCH MH 2016 Number of specialists trained NPIMCH MH Measure: Developing innovative intersectoral services for children and families and for other vulnerable groups Building pilot Maternal and Child Health Centres 2015-2016 Number of centres created MH Developing integrated health and social services 2015-2016 Regulatory amendments drafted and approved Measure: Continuing implementation of best practices in the dealisation of mental patients Designing mental health policy 2016 Approved document Priority No. 5 Ensuring sustainability and adequacy of social transfers Measure: Provision of financial support for disadvantaged individuals and families MH, MLSP MH 27

/s Provision of social benefits Ongoing Monthly average number of social benefits granted Provision of targeted heating allowance Provision of social and economic protection to people with disabilities Provision of food packages and hot lunch to persons and families on social benefits Ongoing Measure: Supporting families with children Improving the model of provision of family allowances and improving their efficiency Provision of family allowances Financial support to children and families Number of targeted heating allowance granted. Ongoing Monthly average number of people with disabilities supported under IPDA. 2015-2016 Number of persons on social benefits provided with food packages and hot lunch. 2015-2016 Regulatory amendments to FAA and RIFAA. Ongoing Ongoing Number of children supported under FAA. Number of children supported under CPA. Operational programme under the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) Measure: Increasing the amount of pensions with a view to improving their adequacy MLSP MLSP MLSP ASA MLSP MLSP, ASA MLSP, ASA MF, ASA MF, ASA MF, ASA MF MF 28

/s Updating pensions on the basis of the provisions of Art. 100 of SSC according to the so-called Swiss Rule (for 2015-1,9%) Elaborating draft Law amending and supplementing SSC proposing a package of measures for improvement of Annually - 1 July Replacement rate. SB; SSS MLSP, MF, NSSI 2015 Approved Law amending and supplementing SSC. SB; SSS MLSP, MF, NSSI the pension model Priority No. 6 Improving capacity and cooperation in education, health, employment and social services in realisation of common objectives for social inclusion Measure: Capacity enhancement by implementing new approaches for the provision of services multidisciplinary approach, service individualisation, applying comprehensive evaluation, etc. Building logistics networks in servicing children with chronic diseases and special needs Building consensus, exchange of best practices and a system of communication between stakeholder s, NGO, on maternal and child health issues Conducting studies on the material differences in the child health indicators 2015-2016 Designed algorithms for behaviour and communication between structures and s. 2015-2016 Exchange of best practices. 2015-2016 Designed studies with plans for individual measures depending on causes. MH MH MH MLSP NCPHA, NGO 29

/s between the different regions of the country and between villages and cities, and drafting regional action plans to overcome the negative trends Conducting studies on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of adolescents in respect of their own health Implementing the procedure Employment and Social Assistance Centres /ESAC/ 2015-2016 Conducted studies Operational Programmes 2015-2016 Number of implemented new or updated processes and models of planning and implementing labour market policies and services OP HRD 2014-2020 Priority No. 7 Providing accessible environment physical, al, informational MH MLSP EA, ASA Measure: Ensuring physical access to public buildings, homes, open-air areas, etc. Improving the energy efficiency in the housing sector and in public buildings 2016 Lowering annual consumption of primary electricity by public buildings; Number of households migrating to higher class of energy consumption OP RG 2014-2020 (Priority Axis 1 Sustainable and integrated urban development group of activities Improving the energy efficiency in the housing MRDPW Municipalities 30

/s Development of eco-friendly and sustainable urban transport Improving the quality of urban environment 2016 Total length of new or improved public transport lines 2016 Open spaces created or rehabilitated in urban areas; Public buildings erected or renovated in urban areas. sector and in public buildings ); ERDF and national co OP RG 2014-2020 (Priority Axis 1 Sustainable and integrated urban development group of activities Development of eco-friendly and sustainable urban transport ); ERDF and national co OP RG 2014-2020 (Priority Axis 1 Sustainable and integrated urban development group of activities Improving the quality of urban environment ); ERDF and MRDPW MRDPW Municipalities Municipalities 31

/s Measure: Ensuring access to information and communication Implementing project Development of high-speed broadband access in Bulgaria through building a critical, protected, secure and reliable public ICT infrastructure 2015-2016 Number of small and sparsely populated settlements with built broadband access infrastructure Organising classes to present the social system, political structure, cultural traditions and customs of the country to third-country nationals granted international protection and residing legally in the country Measure: Ensuring access to public services Provision of administrative and legal aid to third-country nationals granted international protection and residing legally in the country in their contacts with s, including provision of translation and interpreting Social mediation, identifying and referring to social services national co OP RG; RDP and national co 2016 Number of included persons National budget / Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2016 Number of supported persons. 2016 Number of supported persons. National budget / Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund National budget / Asylum, Migration MTITC, EA ECNIS SAR at CoM, MoI SAR at CoM, MoI SAR at CoM, MoI Municipalities NGO NGO NGO 32

/s and psychological assistance of vulnerable persons seeking and granted international protection, in the period of initial adaptation and integration, the activities to be carried out in all territorial units of SAR at CoM Measure: Ensuring access to culture and sports Implementing the measures set out in the Concept for Legislative Changes in relation to the implementation of Article 30 Participation in Cultural Life, recreation, Leisure and Sport of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Implementation of the Programme Sport for children and young people with disabilities and children at risk Implementing the Programme Sports for children in 2016 Number of legislative changes pursuant to the Concept. Ongoing Ongoing Number of approved projects; Number of covered participants; Number of sports; Number of engaged specialists. Number of approved projects; and Integration Fund MC, MYS MYS MYS MES, MLSP Municipalities, licenced sports organisations and members thereof Municipalities, licenced sports 33

/s kindergartens Organising student games for students in mainstream schools Organising student games for students in specialised schools Implementing the Programme Developing student sports Improving the conditions and opportunities for participation of people from vulnerable groups in physical exercise and sports with a view to social inclusion Integrating vulnerable groups and creating opportunities for participation and achievements in sports events and activities in the national Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Number of participants covered; Number of sports; Number of engaged specialists. Number of covered participants; Number of sports. Number of covered participants; Number of sports. Number of covered participants; Number of sports. People with disabilities participating in physical activity and sports; Participation in the national and international sports calendar; Sports events held People with disabilities participating in physical activity and sports; Participation in the national and international sports MYS, MES MYS, MES MYS MYS MYS organisations and members thereof BASS BDSF, BPA (Bulgarian psychiatric organisation) BSFCDPC Licenced sports organisations and members thereof, organisations of people with special needs Licenced sports organisations and members thereof, organisations of people with special 34

/s and international sports calendar Improving the quality of life by creating a favourable and healthy environment guaranteeing personal and public health Supporting sports organisations Provision of services in support of youth development, Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing calendar; Sports events held Supporting building activities; Modernisation and equipment of sports sites and facilities, repair and reconstruction of the existing sports infrastructure; Increasing the amount of funds provided for the construction and modernisation of the sports sites and facilities and social tourism sites, while creating conditions for their use by all citizens, including by people with disabilities. Improving the use-rate of sports sites used by sports organisations and by organised teams, as well as for free access by children, school and university students, including by people with special needs Number of covered young people aged 15-29; MYS MYS MYS needs Licenced sports organisations and members thereof, state and municipal administrations Licenced sports organisations and members thereof, municipal administrations 35

/s social inclusion and fulfilment through projects, programmes and initiatives financed under the National Youth Programme Improved access to practising mass sports and cultural services in cities Number of services provided; Types of services provided 2016 Public or commercial buildings erected or renovated in urban areas OP RG 2014-2020 (Priority Axis 1 Sustainable and integrated urban development group of activities Cultural and sports infrastructure ; ERDF and national co Priority No. 8 Improving living conditions of vulnerable groups and support of homeless people Measure: Ensuring access to housing Support for the provision of modern social homes for accommodation of marginalised population groups, including Roma 2016 Population covered by improved social services; Number of persons from marginalised groups, including Roma, using modernised social infrastructure. OP RG 2014-2020 (Priority Axis 1 Sustainable and integrated urban development group of activities Social MRDPW MRDPW Municipalities, MC, MYS and organisations implementing financial instruments. Municipalities 36

/s Provision of funds for payment of rent up to one year in the case of transfer of persons granted international protection from the accommodation centres to external addresses 2016 800 persons granted international protection Infrastructure ; ERDF and national co Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund urgent measures under a grant agreement with EC SAR at CoM BRC Priority No. 9 Working in partnership to tackle poverty and social exclusion and their consequences Measure: Improving the information support of the policy for combating poverty and social exclusion in terms of their causes, dimensions and manifestations Implementing Project BG051PO001 6.2.01 Developing and implementing information systems and databases supporting the system for social assistance, the provision of social services and social inclusion 2015 Designed and implemented information system and database OP HRD ASA Collecting information and creating a register of the social and professional profile of 2016 Created register; Number of persons referred to social services and ; SAR at CoM SACP, ASA, EA, municipal and regional 37

/s persons granted international protection with a view to their referral to social services and implementation of social measures implementation of integration measures National budget / Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund administrations, local authorities, NGO Measure: Study and exchange of best practices between the EU Member States and stakeholders at the national and at the local level for overcoming poverty and social exclusion Participation in peer reviews for studying experience and best practices of EU Member States, organised by EC under the Programme Peer Reviews in Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2015-2016 4 peer reviews. MLSP NAMRB, NGO Launching the procedure Transnational Partnerships 2015-2016 Innovative practices transferred OP HRD 2014-2020 All stakeholders All stakeholders 38

ABBREVIATIONS USED BICA Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association EA Employment Agency ASA Agency for Social Assistance APD Agency for People with Disabilities BAS Bulgarian Academy of Science BASS Bulgarian Association Sports for Students BIA Bulgarian Industrial Association BSFCDPC Bulgarian Sports Federation for Children Deprived of Parental Care BCCI Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry BRC Bulgarian Red Cross UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees SAR State Agency for Refugees SACP State Agency for Child Protection SB State Budget LOD Labour Office Directorate SHEI State Higher Education Institutions DBBZ SE State Enterprise Bulgarian-German Vocational Training Centre SSS State Social Security ESF European Social Fund ERDF European Regional Development Fund SBRBA State Budget of the Republic of Bulgaria Act CPA Child Protection Act IPDA Integration of People with Disabilities Act UGSLA Undergraduate and Graduate Student Loans Act 39

ARARACEA Act Restricting Administrative Regulation and Administrative Control over Economic Activity SAA Social Assistance Act FAA Family Allowances Act EA GLI Executive Agency General Labour Inspectorate EA ECNIS Executive Agency Electronic Communication Networks and Information Systems ICT Information and Communication Technology CITUB Confederation of Independent trade Unions in Bulgaria KRIB Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria SSC Social Security Code MoI Ministry of Interior MH Ministry of Health MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Food ME Ministry of Economy MC Ministry of Culture MYS Ministry of Youth and Sports MES Ministry of Education and Science MoEW Ministry of Environment and Water MJ Ministry of Justice MRDPW Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works CoM Council of Ministers MTITC Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications MLSP Ministry of Labour and Social Policy MF Ministry of Finance NAVET National Agency for Vocational Education and Training NHIF National Health Insurance Fund NSSI National Social Security Institute NAPIEYG National Action Plan for Implementation of the European Youth Guarantee 40

NGO Non-governmental Organisations NPIMCH National Programme for Improvement of Maternal and Child Health NSI National Statistical Institute NAMRB National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria NCPHP National Centre of Public Health Protection GP General Practitioners OP SESG Operational Programme Science and Education for Smart Growth OP RG Operational Programme Regions in Growth OP HRD Operational Programme Human Resources Development IRIPDA Implementing Regulations of the Integration of People with Disabilities Act IRFCBA Implementing Regulations of the Family Child Benefits Act RDP Rural Development Programme RHI Regional Health Inspectorates RIE Regional Inspectorates for Education BDSF Bulgarian Deaf Sports Federation ESAC Employment and Social Assistance Centres CEICSEM Centre for educational integration of children and students from ethnic minorities 41