The year of 2022 was one of political instability in Bulgaria, resulting in human rights becoming a side topic in Bulgarian politics, concludes the 2022 Human Rights report published by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee.

The report covers numerous topics related to human rights, including the issue of refugee integration, where it states that the only municipality that has concluded integration agreements with newly recognised refugees continues to be Sofia (more specifically, only two of Sofia's territorial municipal administrations: Vitosha district and Oborishte district). In 2022, only 6 families (approximately 20 people) signed integration agreements. This represents a  decrease in comparison with 2021, when a total of 83 refugees received integration support from these same two territorial municipal administrations (based on 17 signed integration agreements). According to the report, no other integration measures or activities were planned, funded or available to people with international protection.

The prepared programme for the integration of persons under temporary protection was not adopted due to the government's fall from power following a vote of no confidence in June 2022. The policy ultimately adopted - by the caretaker government - instead was restrictive towards those with temporary protection, and cancelled or limited basic forms of assistance including accommodation and meals. By December 2022, only 49 704 people displaced from Ukraine - of the 149 268 previously registered - remained in Bulgaria. Consequently, the report states, Bulgaria marked its ninth consecutive year of 'zero' refugee integration.