This report has been compiled and edited by the Bulgarian Platform – European Women’s Lobby.
It is based on the country reports prepared by experts from member organisations of the European Women’s Lobby in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, and Türkiye .
- Editorial: Iliana Balabanova, President, Bulgarian Platform – European Women’s Lobby
- Research & writing: Iliana Balabanova, President, Bulgarian Platform – European Women’s Lobby
- Editing: Petya Burneva, Policy and Program Director, Bulgarian Platform – European Women’s Lobby
- Cover Page Design: Gaïa Dufour, Media & Communications Officer – European Women’s Lobby
The report was carried out under the auspices of the European Women’s Lobby
ABSTRACT
This report overviews the status of women’s rights in 2025 in 14 countries of Central Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Baltic States (CEEBBS), and Türkiye. It is based on the country reports of the members of the EUROPEAN WOMEN’S LOBBY (EWL) in the ‘CEEBBS Taskforce’, i.e. Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania (CEEBBS EWL Taskforce), and Türkiye.
These reports have been compiled and submitted by the country representatives in response to a questionnaire and were
subsequently consolidated and edited by the BULGARIAN PLATFORM – EWL.
The following subjects are covered in the report:
- Institutional Mechanisms
- Challenges faced by Civil Society
- Violence against Women, Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
- Women in Decision Making
- Multiple Discrimination and Intersectionality
- Gender Pay and Pension Gap
- Women’s Participation in Peace-making and Peacebuilding.
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