site.btaEC Vice President Ansip to Visit Bulgaria

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EC Vice President Ansip
to Visit
Bulgaria


Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - European Commission Vice President
responsible for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip will
visit Sofia on April 20 and 21, the EC Representation in Sofia
said.

Ansip is scheduled to meet with President Rosen Plevneliev,
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Minister of Transport,
Information Technologies and Communication Ivaylo Moskovski.

The guest is to participate in a Citizens' Dialogue together
with Gergana Passi, Bulgaria's Digital Champion. This will be an
opportunity for every citizen to get involved in the debate and
share expectations on the future of Europe in general and on
the Digital Single Market more specifically. The European
Commission will present its Digital Single Market Strategy on 6
May.

Ansip will also speak at the opening of the WebIT Congress for
Central and Eastern Europe, the largest gathering of IT
companies and entrepreneurs in the region. The guest will also
address a conference on E-Government organised by the Bulgarian
Association on Information Technologies with members of the
Bulgarian government and Parliament.

Ahead of his visit, Vice-President Ansip said: "The Digital
Single Market is all about making the EU's single market
freedoms "go digital", and boosting growth and jobs on our
continent. People must be able to freely go across borders
online just as they do offline. We must help innovative
businesses grow across the EU, instead of remaining locked in
their home market. This is an important opportunity for Bulgaria
which has vibrant IT sector, with a number of success stories
and a huge potential for creating jobs and growth." LY /ZH/

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