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On 04.02.2022 from 2:00 pm in seminar hall of the Municipality Banite was held an information meeting in the implementation of the project „Business council”- 6275_BC, funded by Subsidy contract № B6.3a.18/13.04.2021, Program for Territorial Cooperation Interreg V-А Greece – Bulgaria 2014-2020“. The meeting was not attended by many representatives of local authorities because the epidemic situation in the region is complicated.

There were only 3 representatives of the local government on the meeting. The others got involved remotely.Despite the small number of attendees at the event, on the meeting were present executives (heads of departments), who due to their high position, ensured the availability of information to the maximum number of employees of the administration

The moderator made a presentation of the project and the participating organizations. Explain briefly the essence of the INTERREG V-A Greece-Bulgaria program, as well as its main objectives, namely: expanding entrepreneurial activity in the eligible region, improving the capacity of SME representatives to penetrate foreign markets, promoting cultural and natural heritage, expanding of social entrepreneurship in the border areas, etc.

The host of the event presented the project idea, emphasizing its main goal of establishing 7 business councils in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Smolyan, Haskovo, Kardzhali) and 7 business councils in Greece.

Each of the partner organizations was presented with its own experience, but the role of the DISK in the work of business councils was discussed in detail, namely: providing full support to business councils related to administrative and organizational needs, free trainings, exchange of experience, resource provision, preparation and distribution of press releases, moderation of periodic meetings of councils and engagement of local government representatives.

After the presentation, the moderator invited the participants to the meeting to enter a discussion mode.