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The Summer Seminar is an annual training event for representatives of the central administration from South-Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, working in the field of EU Integration and regional cooperation.
The long-term regional project was launched by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Sofia with the support of a joint project of the Bertelsmann Foundation and the World Bank in 2000 in order to contribute to meeting the most visible and pressing challenges for South-Eastern Europe (SEE) at that time – 1.) building administrative capacity for meeting EU requirements and preparing for EU negotiations and 2.) fostering regional cooperation.
Thus, EPI started developing of a platform for training and exchange of knowledge which initially targeted young experts from Bulgaria and Romania and nowadays involves representatives from altogether fifteen SEE and Black Sea countries - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
After a competitive selection process, up to 35 promising young state experts from the above-mentioned countries are selected each year to participate in the Summer Seminar which takes place in the vicinity of the city of Varna at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. By bringing together this diverse group of participants to meet distinguished international experts and practitioners and to discuss not only topics of regional significance but also up-to-date issues in the field of politics and economy, EPI aims at encouraging spill-over effects in the region and creating environment for successful professional networking.
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SUMMER SEMINAR 2012: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is currently organizing the 2012 thirteenth consecutive edition of its traditional Summer Seminar for Young Public Servants from South Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region. This year’s seminar will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and with the kind financial support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation and the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria.
The 2012 Summer Seminar will offer a well-balanced mixture of topics relevant to all participating young experts ranging from specific issues concerning the management of EU funds and EU regional cooperation to broader topics in the field of current EU policies and economic developments.
The regional seminar is taking place within the period June 4-9, 2012 in Albena which is located in the vicinity of the city of Varna at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
For more information about the UPCOMING Summer Seminar, please contact us directly.
The 2012 Summer Seminar will offer a well-balanced mixture of topics relevant to all participating young experts ranging from specific issues concerning the management of EU funds and EU regional cooperation to broader topics in the field of current EU policies and economic developments.
The regional seminar is taking place within the period June 4-9, 2012 in Albena which is located in the vicinity of the city of Varna at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
For more information about the UPCOMING Summer Seminar, please contact us directly.
