The first regular meeting of the Business Council in the Materials and Technologies sector was held

On May 11, 2022 from 17:00 in Chepelare was held the first regular meeting of the Business Council in the sector of Materials and Technologies in the border districts of Blagoevgrad, Haskovo, Kardzhali and Smolyan, and the activity is carried out under the project "Business Council - BC 6275" funded by INTERREG V / A GREECE-BULGARIA 2014-2020, Subsidy contract № B6.3a.18 / 13.04.2021.

The meeting was attended by 11 representatives of the sector from the border districts of Haskovo, Kardzhali, Blagoevgrad and Smolyan.

The first problematic topic that was discussed at the business council meeting was the increased prices of energy and materials. The possibility of establishing lasting relations with the Business Council for Materials and Technologies in the border areas in Greece and what would be the possibilities for imposing their products on the Greek market and Greek products on the Bulgarian market were discussed.

The problem of finding labor was discussed, which turned out to be a major problem with a much wider scope and is noticeable in every economic sector. The Business Council discusses the lack of a trained workforce and how this could be changed through close cooperation with educational institutions.