site.btaBTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills Conference to Be Held in Haskovo

A local conference on the project "Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills", implemented by BTA with the support of the European Commission, will take place on Wednеsday at the BTA National Press Club in Haskovo, Southcentral Bulgaria. 

The discussion will start at 10:30 am. The forum will discuss the new developments in the cohesion policy in the European Union for the period 2021-2027 and the results achieved in the period 2014-2020. Special emphasis will be put on skills as a driver for the development of the regions and what Bulgaria and the Balkan countries have contributed to the development of Europe.

Deputy Regional Governor of Haskovo Mitko Petrov, expert at the Regional Information Centre - Haskovo Ioanna Kokotanekova, Head of the Regional Education Department in Haskovo Silviya Kasabova, Chief Expert at the European and National Programmes and Projects and Ecology Directorate at Haskovo Municipality Valentin Spendzharov will participate in the conference, as well as Public Relations Coordinator and lecturer at the Regional Centre for Remote Learning in Haskovo of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) Dr. Daniela Stoyanova and the Director of the Vocational School of Woodworking and Construction "Tsar Ivan Asen II" - Haskovo Margarita Topalova.

With its initiative, BTA aims to provide information to the general public and promote an open dialogue on cohesion policy, local performance and the implementation of the European Union's policy priorities.

BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. The schedule of conferences until the end of September 2025 includes events in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.