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Meetings of the Club of Diplomats-economists: Bulgaria’s Economic Policy and the EU membership

The current project is implemented under the Communication Strategy for the Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. The project goal is to organize and to hold 6 meetings of the Club of Diplomats-economists (CoDe) with government representatives and high government officials /ministers/deputy ministers/directors of agencies, etc.). This will provide better information for the representative of foreign embassies about the readiness of Bulgaria and the work carried out by the Government of Bulgaria for fulfilling the engagements in relation to our EU membership. At these meetings the special guest will be invited to present the policy of the government in a particular policy area, in the context of our forthcoming EU membership, and the work done in this area in order to meet the requirements related to our engagements. Through these meetings the members of the CoDe (who are economic and commercial counselors in the foreign diplomatic missions to Sofia) will be informed in details about the state, the programmes and activities, undertaken by the corresponding ministries in fulfilling the particular requirements in their areas of work, and will be informed about the real state of affairs in the sector, significant for Bulgaria’s accession process. Thus, in an atmosphere of informal but professional discussions, the diplomats will ask questions and receive answers to their questions, which will enable them to better understand and know Bulgaria, its efforts and resolution to achieve the engagements resulting from the negotiations and as a future EU member, in implementation of the Lisbon Agenda goals.

In cooperation with the corresponding governmental institution the project team will develop and provide a written press release for the media, and a material, which will be presented before the Club members, and after that – will be published on the websites of the corresponding institution, on CED’s website and on the business portal www. econ.bg.

Presentations:

Presentation of Minister Kabil
Presentation of Dr. Stoyan Stalev  
Presentation of Minister Vassilev

          


Events
1. The Executive Director of Invest Bulgaria Agency Dr. Stoyan Stalev was a special guest on the meeting of the Club of Diplomats-economists (CoDe), which took place on 19 July 2006 at the Center for Economic Development.
2. On 20 June 2006 Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Nihat Kabil was a special guest on the meeting of the Club of Diplomats-economists (CoDe), which took place at the Center for Economic Development.
3. Mr. Boris Velchev, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Bulgaria was a special guest at a meeting of the Club of Diplomats-economists (CoDe), which took place on 27 September 2006 at the Center for Economic Development.
4. Minister Vassilev presented the reforms in the State Administration in front of members of the Club of Diplomat-Economists
5. Director Zinaida Veleva presented the state and implementation of the recommendations for Bulgaria in the EC Monitoring Report before the Club of Diplomat-economists (CoDe)
6. On 5 December 2006 Deputy Minister of Finance Georgi Kadiev was a special guest at the meeting of the Club of Diplomats-economists (CoDe), which took place at the Center for Economic Development.