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In July 2019, for a sixth consecutive time, the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza”, in partnership with the Citizenship School of Political Studies in Morocco, held a two-day training course for female leaders from the Kingdom of Morocco. The project was funded by the International Organisation of La Francophonie. The theme of this year’s […]

27 young leaders who are all alumni of the schools of politics in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro have successfully completed their participation in the Regional Academy “European Perspective for the Western Balkans”. The MEP and deputy chairman of the Group of the European People’s Party in the European […]

The penultimate working day of the Regional Academy “European Perspective for the Western Balkans” was devoted to meetings and discussions with representatives of the state and local authorities. The young leaders from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia and Serbia visited the Bulgarian National Assembly at the invitation of its President and […]

“The exchange of experience between Bulgaria as an EU member state and the countries of the Western Balkans is extremely valuable. Yesterday, roaming prices have dropped in Western Balkan countries, and by 2021 they should be dropped altogether. I hope that the walls between the countries in the region will fall.” This was stated by […]

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zaharieva officially opened the Regional Academy “The European Perspective for the Western Balkans”, organized by the Bulgarian School of Politics. It involves young leaders from seven Balkan countries, including Bulgaria. In front of the young people, Zaharieva confirmed Bulgaria’s support for the Euro-Atlantic […]

The Head of the Liaison Office of the European Parliament in Bulgaria Mr. Teodor Stoychev, the MEP Mr. Asim Ademov, the sociologists Mr. Stefan Georgiev and Mr. Dobromir Zhivkov, the deputy director of the European Council for Foreign Policy and director of its Sofia office Ms. Vesela Cherneva discussed with young people and graduates of […]

“Books – a Window to Bulgaria”. Under this motto, the Class of 2019 of the Bulgarian School of Politics organized a charity event in support of its cause. The event was held on the 8th of June 2019 and gathered over 100 guests at the Military Club in Sofia. Among them were a minister, a […]

A small street of a symbolic place in Sofia – between “Narodno Sabranie” Sqr. and “Vassil Levski” Blvd, parallel to “Tsar Osvoboditel” Blvd. – is today named after Dimi Panitza. On the street “Dimitry-Ivan Evstatiev Panitza” is the home where the great patriot and philanthropist was born. Politicians, public figures, citizens, relatives and many graduates […]

I have seen neighborhoods in Sliven and Montana, which resemble neighborhoods in Africa, said at a conference on children problems the representative of UNICEF in Bulgaria. Despite Bulgaria is a member of the European Union, poverty in the country is still high. 40% of the children in the country live in poverty, while in Europe […]

Twelve representatives from the last three classes of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza”, including MPs, people with local experience, judges, professionals working with children, representatives of the civil and business sector, have discussed the challenges and opportunities in formulating adequate children’s policies. The aim of the focus group was that graduates of the […]