First Cycle

State Report
1st report due on 1 September 2000
1st report received on 9 April 2003, available in English and Bulgarian
Annexes: Paper version in English

Advisory Committee delegation visit
Date: 10 - 13 November 2003

Opinion
Date of adoption: 27 May 2004
Date of publication: 5 April 2006,^[1] available in English

Government comments
Date of receipt: 14 March 2005, available in English

Resolution
Date of adoption: 5 April 2006, available in Englsh

Follow-up Dialogue
Date: -

Second Cycle

State Report
2nd report due on 1 September 2005
2nd report received on 23 Novermber 2007, available in English

Advisory Committee delegation visit
Date: 28 September - 2 October 2009

Opinion
Date of adoption: 18 March 2010
Date of publication: 23 January 2012,^[1]  available in English (published together with the government comments)

Government comments
Date of receipt: 3 January 2011 (see Opinion)

Resolution
Date of adoption: 1 February 2012, available in English

Follow-up Dialogue
Date: -

Third Cycle

State Report
3rd report due on 1 September 2010
3rd report received on 23 November 2012, available in English

Advisory Committee delegation visit
Date : 11 - 15 November 2013

Opinion
Date of adoption: 11 February 2014
Date of publication: 30 July 2014,^[1] available in English

Government comments
Date of receipt: 30 July 2014, available in English

Resolution
Date of adoption: 7 February 2018, available in English

Follow-up Dialogue
Date: -

Fourth Cycle

State Report
4th report due on 1 September 2015
4th report received on 7 December 2017, available in English

^[1] Date on which the Council of Europe received the country’s communication relating to the publication of the opinion before the adoption of the Committee of Ministers’ Conclusions and Recommendations.