A Business Council is formed in the Textile sector
On March 14, 2022 at 16:00 in Haskovo was held a meeting to form a Business Council concerning the textile sector in the border areas of Blagoevgrad, Haskovo, Kardzhali and Smolyan, as the activity is carried out under the project "Business Council - BC 6275" financed by the INTERREG V / A GREECE-BULGARIA 2014-2020 program, Subsidy contract № B6.3a.18 / 13.04.2021.
The meeting was attended by 10 people who were representatives of the Textile sector from the border districts of Haskovo, Kardzhali, Blagoevgrad and Smolyan. The meeting for the constitution of the business council started on time in person, and online access was provided for interested parties who did not have the opportunity to attend physically.
The moderator of the event welcomed all those present (including those who participated remotely), making a proposal for the agenda. The first item on the agenda was the Rules of Procedure of the Business Council on Textiles.
The meeting started with discussion. Each member presenting himself, his activities and the difficulties they face as follows: a representative of the specialty lingerie sector said that a major problem in the sector and the lack of labor, such as his opinion was supported by all other representatives; discussions were also held on the topic of the energy crisis and increasing costs and ways to save without the need to reduce staff; The main competitor in the textile sector was also discussed, namely our southern neighbor Turkey, it is very competitive in the market due to a number of factors, but the Bulgarian representatives of the sector are developing and want to partner with Greece.
After the interview, the moderator invited all participants, incl. those involved online, to present both themselves and their activities. All representatives of the Textile sector exchanged their contacts in order to facilitate communication between them. In addition, the initial tasks and work initiatives to help the sector to be addressed by the business council were identified and discussed.
The beneficiary has prepared registration forms for the participants in the business councils, the completion of which will be finalized in a personal meeting in the process of work, due to the availability of personal data and the need to sign each interested member.
The moderator explained about the shared (cloud) space of BS, explaining its functions and objectives. In the shared space, each member of the business council will have access to various documents. Issues related to the election of the Management Board of the current Business Council were raised and discussed, but the present representatives of the sector decided to discuss whether there will be a Board at the next meeting.
