Today, Feb. 25, 2022, a meeting was held between the Bulgarian accredited organizations and the new Vice-Minister of Justice. A discussion was held about how the competent authorities could work better so as to be more effective in the process of registering the children deprived of parental care as available for adoption. The Vice-Minister shared that the MOJ intends to work closely with the competent Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and the Agency for Social Assistance in order to try and improve the process for children's registration.
The MOJ also shared statistics, showing a considerable decrease in the number of PAPs, registered in the traditional referral program - right now there are approximately 500 waiting registered applications.