site.btaTargovishte Hosts BTA's "Europe in the Balkans" Conference

A conference, part of the "Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future" project implemented by Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), will be held at the BTA National Press Club in Targovishte on Tuesday. To participate are Regional Governor Gergana Tsoneva, representatives of Targovishte and Omurtag municipalities, and of businesses.  

The project "Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future" is implemented by BTA with support from the European Commission. It builds on a past project, "Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future", and aims to foster a better understanding of the role of the cohesion policy in the Balkans; to raise awareness of projects funded by the EU through the Cohesion Funds; promote dialogue on the results of the projects at local level and boost civic participation in issues related to cohesion policy.

So far conferences have been held in Ruse, Razgrad, Veliko Tarnovo, Silistra, Gabrovo, Burgas, Sliven, Yambol, Haskovo, Stara Zagora, Kazanlak, Kyustendil, Pernik, Samokov, Varna, and Blagoevgrad and cross-border conferences in Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, Bosilegrad, and Thessaloniki. More conferences will be held until August.

The "Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future" project is funded with EUR 348,871. To achieve the project's aims, BTA is using a media mix and expects to reach out to between 700,000 and 1 million people in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece and Turkiye.