Seminar: "AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION"

When: 3 September 1998

Where: Hall 7, National Palace of Culture, Sofia

Programme:

    9.00am Welcome and Introduction by the Minister for the State Administration, Tagarinski and Ass. Prof. Rumen Prandjov - Senior officer in "State policy in the High Education"
    9.15am Session 1: Discovering the European Union

• an overview of key EU developments and objectives,
• the EU political and administrative framework, eg. the Institutions, structure/functions and the decision making process

By Margaret Batty, International Consultant with the UK Civil Service College and EU PHARE Expert

• the founding treaties to the aquis communitaire
• the EU legislative process

By Dr Nelly Ognyanova, Director of the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Development

• the Single European Market and Structural Funds
• Economic and Monetary Union and the Euro

By Dr Ingrid Shikova, Centre for European Studies, Sofia

• EU Enlargment policy and programmes, eg PHARE

By Vassilis Maragos, Economic Councellor, EU Delegation, Sofia
• the Accession Process and the Bulgarian National Strategy

By Dimitar Gantchev, Deputy Director Euro-Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SEMINAR

    Ministries:
        Mario Tagarinski - Ministry of the Public Administration
 

    Concil of Ministries
    Nikolay Valkov - Chief of the office of the Prime Miister of the Republic of Bulgaria
    Branimir Botev - Councelor of the Minister of the Public Administration
    Hristo Panajotov - Councelor of the Minister of the Public Administration
    Eliana Maseva - Chief of the Legal  Department
    Anna Lazarova - Concelor in the Legal Department
    Metodi Mitov - Concelor in the Legal Department
    Stefka Mircheva - Concelor in the Legal Department
    Regie De Serezen - Senior Consultant PHARE

    Representatives from the Ministiries :
 

    Lecturers:
    Margaret Bati - International Constultant of British College for State servants and expert in programme PHARE
    D-r Nelly Ognyanova - Director of the Bulgarian Institute for legal Development
    D-r Ingrid Shikova - Center for European Studies, Sofia
    Vasilis Maragos - Economic Counselor in the Mission of the EU in Bulgaria
    Biserka Benisheva - Department "European Intergration" - Ministry for Foreign Affairs

    Students:
    Sofia University
    New Bulgarian University
    University for Architecture
    Slavs University
    University for National and International Markets