Обектив

EUROPEAN A conference organized by the European Social Fund with speakers Professor of European Law in Strasbourg Dominique Rittleng, Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities Alexander Arabadjiev, Dr. Atanas Semov from Sofia University St. Cl. Ochridsky, etc. The aim of the forum was to increase the capacity of the central and local authorities in the field of European law.

The municipality announced procedures for selection of investor-consultant and preparation of conceptual and technical projects for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of water supply and sewerage networks. The projects will be applied for under the Rural Development Programme. The villages for which projects for the water supply and sewerage networks will be developed are Grashevo, Birkovo, Vranenci and Gorno Dabevo. Competitions are on 24 February and 17 March this year.

ADVERTISING Owners of advertising signs and facilities to fulfill their obligations under the Ordinance on Advertising Activity and to conclude rental contracts by the beginning of February, invite from the OA. The municipality will then take measures to remove the ads of non-performing users.

IHRA Guest of Velingrad was Mrs. Mariam Rosenthal, wife of the President of the World Association of Hotel and Restaurantiers IHRA Mr. Hasan Aidi. In front of Mayor Ivan Lebanov, Deputy Mayor Angel Daskalov and the Chairman of the local association of hoteliers and restaurateurs Zlatko Zlatanov Mrs. Rosenthal has shared her admiration for the nature in Velingrad and the need to improve the infrastructure. It is expected that IHRA will send its representative to the official award ceremony "SPA capital of the Balkans" of Velingrad, scheduled for July 4, 2009.

On January 30, a meeting of Deputy Mayor Angel Daskalov with an Austrian company offering consultations on projects in the field of tourism was held. Representatives of the Regional Development Agency and the Hotel and Restaurant Association participated in the meeting. An application with projects to a German investment fund was discussed.