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BCCI supported Vienna Economic Forum – Sofia Talks 2018




 

BCCI supported Vienna Economic Forum – Sofia Talks 2018, which was held in Sofia on 18 May. The Secretary General of BCCI Vasil Todorov took part in the event held under the motto “Politics meets Economy”, which aimed to facilitate a direct exchange between the leaders from the Western Balkans and high-level representatives of regional and international economy, to discuss a more pragmatic oriented and intense regional economic cooperation and look for solutions in different sectors of the regional economy. The forum was attended by the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. According to the Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU Lilyana Pavlova, the event was a successful ending of the series of events dedicated to the Western Balkans held this week in the Bulgarian capital – a summit meeting, forums and discussions. The main topics addressed by the leaders of the countries in the region included connectivity /transport, energy, digital and information connectivity/, stability, security and development.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that the successes of the meetings of the previous days were something that has not happened in the last 15 years, namely that the European Union once again turned its view on the Western Balkans, whose accession to the Union was just a matter of time.

During the forum speeches were delivered by Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Dr. Günther Rabensteiner, President of Vienna Economic Forum, and Elena Kircheva, Secretary General of the organization. An active discussion with representatives of the political and business circles in the region, more than 150 participants, was held.

BCCI has been a partner of Vienna Economic Forum for 6 years, and hosted the Sofia meeting of Vienna Economic Talks in April 2012.

 

 

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