21st Scientific Conference on the Membership of Bulgaria in the European Union: Fifteen Years Later

The International Economic Relations and Business Department held its traditional Scientific Conference on the Membership of Bulgaria in the European Union: Fifteen Years Later. The two-day Forum was dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Department and took place under the patronage of the Rector of the UNWE Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihail Musov, Vice Rector for Research and International Affairs, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasil Petkov, Head of the International Economic Relations and Business Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetla Boneva, Secretary General for Research Projects of UNWE, Prof. D.Sc./Econ./ Bistra Boeva, long-standing lecturer at the Department-jubilarian

The Vice Rector Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihail Musov greeted the delegates in the Conference on behalf of the Rector of UNWE outlining: "This Conference has been held for 20 years and has had a huge impact on the development of our society and economy not only with the valuable papers that have been published over the years, but also with the inspiration of students and researchers to lead the world towards a more humane future. It is a tremendous achievement, so congratulations to all of you."

Prof. Dr. Bistra Boeva /in the picture above/ greeted the participants pointing out the importance of the Conference and drew attention to some topical issues suitable to be focus of discussions in the following editions of the Forum. She expressed special gratitude to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetla Boneva, Secretary General for Research Projects of UNWE and lecturer at the International Economic Relations and Business Department, for her enormous contribution to the implementation and development of the Conference since the very beginning and its transformation from a project into a traditional event for the Department by attracting a huge number of foreign participants.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetla Boneva /in the picture above/, greeted the foreign participants in the Conference and the guests from other universities and scientific organizations in Bulgaria. As initiator of the Conference she defined the current edition and the presented papers as very valuable having in mind the challenges facing the EU and the deepening energy crisis.

This year the thematic areas in the most recognizable scientific event of the Department were: the European Union - State and Prospects for Development; the European Union in the World Economy; International Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy; Management of European Projects; International Management and Marketing; International Business; International Finance; Sustainable Development - European Aspects; Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation; Legal Aspects of the European Union; Tourism - State and Prospects.

Moderators of the separate panel sessions of the Forum were the Head of Department Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasil Petkov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetla Boneva, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dobroslav Mollov, Chief Assist. Dr. Monika Moraliyska, Chief Assist. Dr. Margarita Ivanova, Chief Assist. Dr. Stella Zhivkova, Chief Assist. Dr. Vasil Gechev.

Within the framework of the Conference programme, papers were presented by scientists and researchers from "St. Climent Ohridsky" University of Sofia, University of Economics - Varna, "D. А. Tsenoff Academy of Economics, "Paisii Hilendarsky" University of Plovdiv, New Bulgarian University, Burgas Free University, Institute for Economic Research at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Union of Economists in Bulgaria, universities from Greece, Germany, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia.

The papers from the Conference in Bulgarian will be included in the proceedings which will be proposed for indexing by CEEOL and the papers in English will be included in the proceedings which will be proposed for indexing by Web of Science and Scopus.