The complaint registered on 28 March 2008 relates to Article 13§1 (the right to social and medical assistance) alone or in conjunction with Article E (non discrimination) of the Revised European Social Charter. It is alleged that Bulgarian legislation as from 01/01/2008 will no longer ensure the right to adequate social assistance to unemployed persons without adequate resources. This will notably affect Roma and women.

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 28 March
• Case Document no. 2, Written submissions from the Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 3, Response of the ERRC to the submission by the Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 4, Letter from the European Roma Rights Centre concerning new legislation in Bulgaria

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 2 June 2008.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of  Article 13§1 of the European Social Charter (revised), and transmitted  its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 31 March 2009.

The Committee of Ministers adopted adopted Resolution CM/ResChS(2010) 2 on 31 March 2010.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 48/2008

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 47/2008

 Resolution ResChS(2010)2 of the Committee of Ministers on 31 March 2010

 Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint