1. This document has been created with the financial support of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. The National Institute of Justice carries full liability for its content. Under no circumstances whatsoever may it be assumed that this document presents an official position of the Programme Operator or the Donor.

2. The project envisages piloting the distance learning HELP course on Anti-discrimination  The HELP course will be adapted by Bulgarian magistrates, with references to domestic case-law, and piloted as a distance learning course for 30 administrative magistrates and court clerks.  A kick-off meeting with an expert from the Council of Europe/HELP will explain to the participants the rationale of the distance learning course and the methodology of the training.  One-day final seminar will gather all participants for a discussion, recommendations and feedback with a view to fine-tuning the distance learning course.  The course will be included in the training schedule of the National Institute of Justice and offered to magistrates on a regular basis.

3.  HELP will translate the course materials as the Council of Europe contribution to the project. NIJ is in contact and coordination with HELP about the translation  NIJ is in contact and coordination with the HELP Secretariat. The respective contact persons are Ms Natacha de Roeck (HELP Secretariat) and Ms Kornelia Kirilova (NIJ).

4.  The HELP course on Anti-discrimination for Bulgarian magistrates and court clerks will be adapted to the Bulgarian legal framework, with references to domestic case-law  HELP has provided NIJ with access to the course materials  Two Bulgarian magistrates from the Supreme Administrative Court will adapt and pilot the distance learning course: Mrs Donka Chakarova and Mrs Iliana Slavovska. A working meeting with them was conducted on 22 June 2015.

5. Piloting the distance learning course on anti-discrimination for 30 administrative judges and court clerks. The tentative schedule for the DL course envisages that it will take place in September and October 2015.

6.  A kick-off meeting for the participants in the distance learning course on anti-discrimination will be organised. It is tentatively scheduled for 17 September 2015  An expert from the Council of Europe (HELP) will attend the kick-off meeting to explain to the participants the rationale of the distance learning course and the methodology of the training.

7.  A one-day final seminar in the framework of the distance learning course on anti-discrimination will be held.  An expert from the Council of Europe (HELP) will attend the final seminar.  The course curriculum, materials, and methodology will be discussed and recommendations about improving the course will be collected from the participants in the pilot training.  The tentative date for the final seminar is 22 October 2015.