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

A local conference, part of BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project, implemented with the support of the European Commission, will take place on Friday at the BTA National Press Club in Troyan, North Central Bulgaria. 

The forum will discuss the new developments in the EU's Cohesion Policy in 2021-2027 and the results achieved in the 2014-2020 period. Special emphasis will be laid 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.

Participants in the conference include Lovech Regional Governor Dora Stoyanova; Troyan Municipality Deputy Mayor Nikolay Raykovski; Apriltsi Municipality Mayor Tihomir Kukenski; Mariana Bandrova, Information Services and Support expert at the Lovech Regional Information Centre; Ivelina Radevska-Stoimenova, head of the Labour Office Directorate of Troyan and Apriltsi; Vera Dobreva-Sabotinova, head of the Analysis, Planning and Projects Directorate of Troyan Municipality; Vyara Docheva, head of the Humanitarian Activities Department at Troyan Municipality; Ivanka Tsekova, Principal of the St Kl. Ohridski Secondary School of Troyan; and Nina Donkovska, acting Principal of the Prof. Venko Kolev National School of Applied Arts of Ttroyan.

BTA Director General Kiril Valchev and Troyan Mayor Donka Mihaylova will join the discussion via video conference.

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 EU'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.