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05 July 2010
 
 The economic and social challenges before the banking sector in Southeastern Europe were among the most debated topics at an international conference organized by the Federation of Financial Trade Unions in Bulgaria and the Economic Policy Institute on 2 July 2010. The event gathered participants from the United Bulgarian Bank (UBB), UniCredit Bulbank and representatives of the employees in the banking sector from Greece, Cyprus and Montenegro.
 
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30 June 2010
 
 The Economic Policy Institute, Sofia (EPI) successfully conducted the 2010 June visit of US fellows within the German Marshall Fund’s Marshall Memorial Fellowship program. The Marshall Memorial Fellowship program (MMF) was founded in 1982 by the GMF in order to introduce the new generations of European leaders to America's institutions, politics, and society.
 
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17 June 2010
 
 At the invitation of the Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of
Foreign affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria experts of the Economic
Policy Institute lectured in the frameworks of the Ninth Basic
Diplomacy Course for junior officers of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. The course’s main objectives are to successfully prepare
trainee attaches, which will stand before a testimonial committee in
order to gain the diplomatic rank “attache” and to broaden their views
on the theoretical, as well as on the practical aspects of the
international relations and diplomacy.
 
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12 June 2010
 
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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.
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