IPA Cross-Border Programme
CCI № 2007CB16IPO008

On June 30th, 2011 start the implementation of the Project named “Regional Bulgarian – Turkish Business Council “Trakya” – Measure for Increasing the economic competitiveness of the cross-border region Haskovo - Edirne”, ref. № 2007CB16IPO008-2009-1-034 co-funded under Bulgaria – Turkey IPA Cross Border Programme.

- Summary of the project

- First initial working meeting in the town of Haskovo

- Second Working Meeting in Edirne, 27-29.10.2011

 

 

Programme is co-funded by the
EUROPEAN UNION

IPA Cross-Border Programme
CCI № 2007CB16IPO008

On July 1st, 2011 was signed the contract by Project “Improving Trade Capacity of Uzunköprü and Haskovo Project”, funded under Bulgaria – Turkey IPA Cross Border Programme.

The duration of the Project is 9 months and aims to contribute to the acceleration and increase of the mutual trade activities in the border region within the framework of the Cross Border Economic Cooperation. Lead partner is Uzunkopru Chamber Of Commerce And Industry, Turkey and Haskovo Chamber Of Commerce And Industry, Bulgaria is a Project partner.
Business development is a factor not only of great social importance, but also an important prerequisite for economic development in peripheral border regions. In this respect, the activities are a systematic approach to encourage cross-border business cooperation between Bulgarian and Turkish companies, thereby stimulating business development and prosperity of the border regions.

Project objectives:

1. To insure the producers, businessmen, and SMEs in Uzunkopru and Haskovo to establish sustainable co-operations;
2. To insure Turkish businessmen benefit from the experiences and knowledge base of the EU membership of Bulgaria;
3. To increase the capacity for project development and implementing of other local authorities and relevant agencies to the cross border cooperation .

Due to a low level of business contacts and partnership between bulgarian and turkish compannies project activities are aimed to the economical development in cross border region. Priorities in the Project implementation will be:

1. Creation of website that contains the information for trade policy of EU, customs transactions and tax laws, legal obligations and commercial agreements between Bulgaria and Turkey, guidelines for import and export, database for SME in the region and company profiles;
2. Conducting of two seminars in Uzunkopru and Haskovo that will give possibility to the companies and business organizations from both regionscto present their products and to estabilish business comunications;
3. Preparation of catalogue and Trade Guide of SME in Haskovo Municipality and Uzunkopru Municipality;
4. the press conference will be organized in Uzunköprü with the involvement of the local newspapers and TV channels. At this Conference, the Cross Border Development Program will be handled and the activities within the scope of the Project will be detailed.

 

Joint project of both chambers of commerce and industry have a potencial  to estabilish favourable business enviroment and to stimulate cross border cooperation among companies and business organizations from Haskovo Municipality (Bulgaria) and Uzunköprü Municipality (Turkey).

 

For contact:

Svetla Vasileva
   /Project coordinator/

 

 

Programme is co-funded by the
EUROPEAN UNION

27-29 October 2011 in ECCI has been held the Second Working Meeting according activity 3 under project named: “Regional Bulgarian – Turkish Business Council “Trakya” – measure for increasing the economic competitiveness of the cross-border region Haskovo – Edirne”

19 August 2011 - Grazhina Horonzhikevich – First counselor and Head of the “Promotion of trade and investments” department at the Embassy of Poland in Bulgaria visit the HCCI office

18-19 August 2011 - In Haskovo HCCI was held First Initial Working Meeting according activity 2 by project named Regional Bulgarian - Turkish Business Council “Trakiya”

08 August 2011 - In HCCI office was held a working meeting with Hamdi Sedefci – the Mayor of Edirne Municipality, Republic of Turkey

01 July 2011 - Start the implementation of the Project “Improving Trade Capacity of Uzunköprü and Haskovo Project”

30 June 2011 - Start the implementation of the Project named “Regional Bulgarian – Turkish Business Council “Trakya”

04 July 2011 - An official ceremony was held awarding the contracts from the first call for proposals of the “Bulgaria-Turkey Cross-border Programme” Mr. Yancho Yanev, Chairman of HCCI took part in the ceremony.

21 June 2011 - The Chairman of Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Yancho Yanev visited Uzunkupru, Turkey

17 June 2011 - Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrated it’s 20th year

01 June 2011 - In the Hall of the Regional Governer of Edrene, Mr. Hamdi Sedefchi met Mr. Yancho Yanev – Chairman of HCCI

01 June 2011 - Workshop in Edrene with the team of the Chamber of Commerce from Uzunkupru, Turkey

11-12 february 2011 - The HCCI organized for the 17th time the celebration of the Holiday of St. Trifon Zarezan, patron of the vine-growers

12-13 february 2010 - The HCCI organized in the town of Haskovo for the sixteen consecutive year the celebrations of the Day of the Grape wine producer - Saint Triffon Zarezan.

26 - 29 april 2009 - On invitation of Mrs. Rut Ingman, the President of the Lestershire CCI, a business delegation composed of ten personals – members of the HCCI visited the town of Leiceter, UK during the period of 26th-29th of Apriil, 2009.

24 april 2009 - On the 24th of April 2009 a business delegation of twenty people, lead by the President of the Usuncopru Commercial Chamber in Turkey, visited Haskovo.