The first regular meeting of the Business Council in the Textile Sector was held

The first regular meeting of the Business Council concerning the Textile Sector in the border districts of Blagoevgrad, Haskovo, Kardzhali and Smolyan was held on 10.05.2022 at 18:30 in Haskovo, and 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 8 representatives of the sector from the border districts of Haskovo, Kardzhali, Blagoevgrad and Smolyan. The meeting of the Textile Business Council was held in the hall of the Alafrangite complex in Haskovo. It was technically provided and equipped - multimedia, laptop, printer, microphone / s and sound, as well as information boards, banner and presentation materials, according to the requirements of the Manual for communication and publicity of the program Interreg V / A Greece-Bulgaria 2014 -2020.

First of all, the participants discussed two of the main problems of the sector, namely the energy crisis and ways to save energy and the lack of skilled labor, as well as high turnover. The participants shared that the development of the textile industry was extremely important for the Bulgarian economy and especially for the region, as this industry is very well developed in Haskovo region.

Various types of investments were discussed to increase productivity through the introduction of new technologies, energy efficiency, which is supported by the operational programs and the Recovery and Sustainability Plan. In addition, the members of the Business Council discussed the possibility of participation of companies employed in the industry under projects of the HRD OP or through the local Directorates of Labor Offices in order to address the lack of labor.