2008/06: Training for Municipal Councillors
In the framework of the Improving Bulgarian Local Government Integrity Project, supported by the MATRA Programme of the Dutch Government, training for municipal councillors from 9 municipalities was held on 21 and 22 of June 2008 in Sofia.
Some 50 participants discussed the possibilities given by the national legislation and the local regulations in public procurement, control over the EU funds utilisation and the rules for carrying out public-private partnerships.
Mayor of Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, Dhr J.M.M Polman was at the training in Sofia and shared his experience on specific cases with his colleagues from Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian Local Government Integrity project is been carried out in Bulgaria in the period May 2007 - April 2009 by a Consortium of 4 NGOs: NGO Links, Bulgaria, Center for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria, Foundation for Local Government Reform, Bulgaria, and transForma, Romania.