Workshop on “New Member States: climate protection and economic growth” was held at Venus Center on 24 July this year. The event is part of a a project of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” in partnership with the Ministry of Environment of Germany and the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at Oxford University. The workshop brought together representatives of all stakeholders, including the Presidency, the ministries of Environment and Water, Energy and Tourism, Regional Development and Public Works and Transport and Communications, as well as experts from business and NGOs.