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Directorat B - B2: Bulgaria Team
Head of Unit: Bridget Czarnota
Social policy, health protection, civil society, minorities, human rights: Martin Schieder
Fax no. 0032 2 295 36 44
Вижте го ако ви харесва. Малко е дълго , но нарочно писах повече за човешки права и т.н тъй като адресатите явно от това се интересуват. Ако някой има бележки и предложения да ги казва, за да можем да направим поне един смислен текст на английски. Ако някой го напише на френски и немски ще е още по-добре. Ето го, ако съм направил няколко грешки ме извинете, писах го набързо защото нямам много време, но мисля ,че звучи убедително. Може да се прати и на българските институции на английски. Нека се помъчат малко та да им влезе ума в главите, а не само да измислят щуротии.
Dear Mr (Мs) - тук зависи на кого от двамата го пращате
We are writing you this letter to ask for your assistance in resolving a problem that affect the lives of thousands Bulgarian citizens currently residing abroad. Recently, we have learnt that the Bulgaria government would start an enforcement action against the debtors of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI). The Government, and its Social Security Administration in particular, decided to compel thousands of Bulgarian citizens living abroad to pay mandatory social security tax for the period 2000-2005. The legislation enacted for this purpose did not take into account the fact that these people paid their social security obligations in countries they were residing in. Neither did any of these people relied on the Bulgarian public health care system for ensure her own well-being.
The NSSI has always asserted that this tax has been imposed to those who may potentially need the services of the welfare system. Yet it fails to recognize that people living abroad cannot draw the benefits of the system simply because they are not physically present in the country. Even though the NSSI is aware of this, it introduced an array of enforcement measures starting on March 1, 2005 to collect these taxes in spite of their dubious legal validity.
At the same time, the NSSI has started an intimidation campaign aimed at creating fear among the 1,5 million debtors of the welfare system. Through a number of media outlets, various high-ranking officials declared their intention to resort to confiscation and garnishments in order to collect revenues. For example, Vesselin Nikolov , the NSSI’s regional chief for the region of Razgrad, declared adamantly that no amnesty would be offered for the debtors of the NSSI. He reaffirmed NSSI’s intention to collect its revenues with all available means in spite of the dubious legal basis for the imposition of the social security tax on Bulgarians living abroad. In addition, the NSSI’s officials arbitrarily demanded that some of NSSI’s debtors - especially those living abroad -appear before NSSI’s officials in person to pay their obligations. These actions not only contravene Bulgarian law but also the simple common sense. They evince NSSI’s intention to conduct a campaign that targets Bulgarians living abroad for reasons we cannot comprehend.
We believe that the NSSI’s actions are both unlawful and unjust. The legislation concerning the imposition of the social security tax fails to recognize that Bulgarian immigrants who reside abroad cannot be legally forced to pay for a service they did not receive. Otherwise, this would be a tantamount to extraterritorial application of Bulgarian law and extraterritorial taxation of Bulgarian citizens many of whom are legal residents of countries belonging to the European Union. This extraterritorial application- considered an undesirable aberration in international law- cannot be condoned, especially in a country that strives for a membership in the European Union. Moreover, the enforcement measures proposed by the NSSI constitute a flagrant violation of Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights. In trying to enforce the imposition of social security tax with little or no availability of procedural guarantees for debtors’ rights, the NSSI’s blatantly violates the right of peaceful enjoyment of one’s property rights: a right that is a basis for every democratic society. More importantly, the rights of thousands Bulgarian citizens are endangered by an institution that fails to recognize their right of free movement; an institution that attempts to confiscate their property because of a service they did not use and have no intentions of using; and institution that overlooks the contributions these people make to the social security systems in their countries of residence.
Sadly, we have to point out that the NSSI’s resort to scare tactics and intimidation is a dangerous precedent that exemplifies mentality from a different- and darker- time in which the rule of law and respect for human rights were disregarded by the communist state. We hoped that that these times were over. Yet we witness an institutional reaction that contravenes our perception. We also hope that you have the ability to discuss this subject with the Bulgarian Government. Because of the scope of the problem, affecting almost one million Bulgarians living abroad, the NSSI’s actions contravene not only the Bulgarian Constitution, but also European body of human rights law. We believe that you are in a position to inform the Bulgarian Government about the vast array of harmful ramifications that might result should the NSSI’s measure be adopted. We are still confident that this problem will be resolved with civility and respect for our rights.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Respectfully yours,
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