site.btaClosing Conference of Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future Project Held in Seaside Resort of Albena

 The closing conference of the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future Project, implemented by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) with the support of the European Commission, is taking place Saturday in the Bulgarian seaside resort of Albena. The project promotes European cohesion policies in Bulgaria and the Balkans. 

The Forum, with international participation, is scheduled to start at 10:30 and will be opened by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev. The closing conference will also be addressed by Serdar Karagöz, Director General of Türkiye's Anadolu Agency and President of the Association of Balkan News Agencies - South East Europe (ABNA-SE). Experts from the country and abroad are to participate.

The project Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future builds on the previous project titled Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future. With the new project BTA has put a special focus on the implementation of successful European programmes. Among the objectives were a better understanding of the role of cohesion policy, including in the Balkans; raising awareness of projects funded by the European Union through the Cohesion Policy; promoting an open dialogue on the results of its implementation at local level, as well as citizens' participation on issues related to cohesion policy.

Within the Project's framework, BTA has organised six cross-border conferences, six regional conferences and over 20 local conferences.