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05 March 2010
 

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Intelligent, active and communicative – those words describe best the young people which despite the minus temperature in Borovets discussed for one day (February 27th, 2010) the paths to the global economic crisis, its impacts on the Bulgarian and European business as well as the new economic map of the world.

 
15 December 2009
 
bulgaria-macedoniaJust a day before the ski season launching, Bansko (Bulgaria) welcomed the representatives of the border regions in Bulgaria and Macedonia. The forum was opened on December 11, 2009 by the Mayor of Municipality of Bansko – Mr. Aleksandar Kravarov who welcomed his colleagues – mayors of Bulgarian and Macedonian border municipalities. Along with the good practices in the field of tourism, he underlined the necessity of greater financial independence of the municipalities underlined as a precondition for municipal development and prosperity of the region as a whole.
 
03 December 2009
 
mmf_selection_2009Three new Bulgarian participants in the the Marshall Memorial Fellowship have been selected after holding the final interviews at the Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, which for a third consecutive year is in charge with the conduction of the program in Bulgaria.
 
01 December 2009
 

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These were some of the first words shared with the audience at the French Institute on December, 1st by Mr. Francois Lafond who is Head of the Paris Office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He was in Bulgaria to observe the selection procedure for the annual Marshall Memorial Fellowship. The Economic Policy Institute has the pleasure to coordinate and host this event for several consecutive years.

 
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The Economic Policy Institute is a non-governmental non-profit organization, founded on 12 May 1997.

Its mission is to encourage and support the implementation of free market experience and know-how that will influence Bulgaria's effective participation in the global economy and its membership in Euro-Atlantic structures.

EPI's primary tasks are:

• to bring experts together to explore issues and exchange views in order to generate innovative proposals for practical economic policy measures;
• to provoke public discussions on economic issues;
• to provide independent expert opinions and analyses;
• to inform and influence policy- and decision makers and the society;
• to encourage pro-active dialogue;
• to research economic issues and introduce best practices;
• to provide analysis of alternative approaches to economic issues.