Democratic Bulgaria has put forward a bill to change the Civil Registration Act that would make it easier for people whose names were forcibly changed during the so-called "Revival Process" to get their original names back, the party's press office says.

Under the bill, government agencies would swap data electronically and update the registers themselves. People would no longer need to bring a name-identity certificate, and a notary would no longer need to certify the signature on the application. Once a name is restored, the new ID card would be free.

Democratic Bulgaria says the trouble comes from some agencies not using the Electronic Governance Act. If staff used the internal electronic systems, a check of a person's ID number in the civil register would show whether they are listed under two names — the original one and the one forced on them during the name change — and no certificate would be needed. The party calls the extra paperwork a problem that has dragged on for years.

A day earlier, the party also unveiled its "Future" account plan: from next year, the state would open a personal account with 1,000 euros for every newborn.