site.btaGLAS Association Organizes Training for Journalists, Media Correspondents in Bosilegrad

Bosilegrad will host between November 1-3, 2024 a training for the GLASPRESS portal team, local journalists and media experts. The event is organized within the framework of the project GLASPRESS - THE VOICE OF THE WESTERN BALKANS 2024/25, funded by Bulgaria with the support of Official Development Assistance. The beneficiary of the project is the GLAS Association, which works to improve information awareness and the European perspective of the region.

The training aims to increase local journalists' and stakeholders' knowledge about the European integration of Serbia and the other Western Balkan countries. The programme covers key topics such as the history and stages of enlargement of the European Union, accession stages and the prospects of the Western Balkans for integration into the European Union.

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is a media partner of the event. Activities will include hands-on training and exchange of experience among participants. Guests of the forum will be the contributors of GLASPRESS portal from North Macedonia, Moldova and Ukraine.

The training will take place in a face-to-face format over three days, providing a space for dialogue and cooperation between participants working to promote European values in the Western Balkans.