The executive director of the European School of Political Studies in Istanbul Mr. Hakan Altinay was a special guest speaker in the National program “Governing Skills”. The topic of his lecture was “Turkey in the global world.” Mr. Altinay explained what the term “global civics” means and talked about our common responsibilities and rights in […]

The Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs Ms. Meglena Kuneva was a special guest speaker at the National program “Governing skills.” She delivered a lecture entitled “Schengen and security policies.” Ms. Kuneva explained the thread of two-speed Europe in the security field and stressed the importance of the Bulgaria`s accession to […]

he fourth course of the National Programme “Governing Skills”, dedicated to European policies and principles of the good governance in the EU, began today at the Diplomat Plaza in Lukovit. The participants presented their measures for judicial reform. They were divided into four groups; they received profiles of four different parties and had to develop […]

The experience of Bulgaria as a county that has successfully transitioned towards democracy in the last 25 years was perceived as very valuable for Morocco in the context of the ongoing political reforms in the country. This was the underlining messages of the meetings held with party leaders, young politicians, locally elected representatives, and civil […]

Mr. Yassin Souidi, an alumnus of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” took part in the Ministerial Meeting organized within the framework of the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism where he met with Ms. Meglena Kuneva, the deputy prime-minister of Bulgaria. The meeting was hosted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry […]

The Minister of Justice Mr. Hristo Ivanov was a guest lecturer in the National Programme “Governing skills”. Mr. Ivanov, Mr. Kalin Kalpakchiev, who is a member of the Board of the Bulgarian Judges    Association and a member of the Supreme Judicial Council, and Mr. Sava Petrov, who is a representative of the Association of Prosecutors […]

Rule of law, morals in politics, honesty and contemporary leadership were among the main topics of the lecture of the U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Marcie B. Ries. She was a special guest speaker in the panel “30 minutes with….” at the National Program “Governing Skills”. She highlighted the importance of a sound system of values […]

Kaleidoscope of philanthropic causes was held in the National Programme “Governing Skills”. 4 personal philanthropic causes of Alumni and 4 causes of current class participants were presented  with short videos. Then in workshops participants were introduced to the personal stories and and personal motivation of each presentator. They discussed in detail the causes and the […]

“The change of generations doesn`t mean mentality change. We should change our mentality or we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past 25 years. Therefor me and my wife Ralitsa invest in education.” This is what the philanthropist Elvin Guri said to the participants in the National Program “Governing skills”. He was a […]

The third course of the National Program “Governing Skills” dedicated to the national priorities and national decisions started today at Diplomat Plaza Hotel Lukovit. It will last until 8 February. The program began with the participants’ presentations who had to give suggestions on how will the energy mix in Bulgaria look like. For that reason […]