Yambol is a European town, said Deputy Mayor Encho Keryazov during a local conference as part of BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project. The conference took place at the BTA National Press Club on Thursday.
"I hope that we will be able to better use good European practices," Keryazov added, emphasizing that he has felt European for a long time. "I am proud to be Bulgarian, to be European," he pointed out.
Keryazov recalled that the Kukerlandia International Masquerade Festival is opening on this day in Yambol, reflecting the wealth of local traditions and identity. "The festival is held on the eve of Sirni Zagovezni, the holiday that we associate with asking for forgiveness," Keryazov recalled, adding that nothing else makes as much sense as people understanding each other and having a dialogue with each other. "No technologies can replace human relations," he stressed.
Keryazov expressed his satisfaction that through the National Press Club of BTA in Yambol, the town has a chance to promote its traditions, successes, and problems.
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. Until September 2025, BTA will host discussions at its press clubs 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.
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