On the 12th of September 2015 Bulgaria-Serbia IPA Cross-border Programme and IPA Cross-border Programme 2007CB16IPO007, between Bulgaria and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, organized a joint celebration of the European Cooperation Day. The celebration took place in front of the Drama Theatre in Kyustendil. The official guests at the event were: Denitsa Nikolova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works; Radoslava Chekanska, Deputy District Governor of the Regional Administration Kyustendil; Petar Paunov, Mayor of Kyustendil; H.E. Blagoj Handziski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia in Republic of Bulgaria; and H.E. Vladimir Curgus, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Bulgaria.
The joint celebration under the two Programmes included an artistic programme, with performances of traditional folk dances, as well as a workshop for young painters from Bulgaria, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Republic of Serbia. The second part of the celebration was a live fashion show presenting clothes designed under the project “Development of Research and Creative Centre for Support of Business and Educational Initiatives”, implemented under the Second Call for proposals of the Bulgaria-Serbia IPA Cross-border Programme. Winners of the Bulgaria-Serbia Programme photo competition, Kosio Nikolov and Kalina Vylkova, received their rewards from the deputy-minister Nikolova at the celebration finale.
Photos from the celebration can be seen below:
