An agreement on interaction and long-term cooperation was signed in the town of Petrich.

27/11/2022

On November 25, 2022, an agreement for interaction and long-term cooperation was signed in the town of Petrich between the Municipality of Petrich and the National Union of Labor-Producer Cooperatives (NULPC), the District Union of Labor-Producer Cooperatives – Blagoevgrad, and the City Union of Labor-Producer Cooperatives – Sofia.
Representing the National Union of Labor-Producer Cooperatives at the meeting were: Mr. Bozhidar Stanchev, Chairman of the NULPC; Assoc. Prof. Vladislav Lazarov, D.Sc., Deputy Chairman of the NULPC and Chairman of the City Union of Labor-Producer Cooperatives – Sofia; Ivan Nikolkov, Chairman of the NULPC Control Council; Georgi Milchev, Chairman of the Control Council of the City Union of Labor-Producer Cooperatives – Sofia; Mr. Georgi Bashliev, Chairman of the District Union of Labor-Producer Cooperatives – Blagoevgrad; and Mr. Iliya Petrov, a member of the NULPC Control Council.
The participants agreed to join forces to establish long-term contractual relations between the institutions in order to achieve shared goals and interests.
During the visit to the region, working meetings were also held with the Mayor of Kresna Municipality, Mr. Nikolay Georgiev; the Mayor of Strumyani Municipality, Mr. Emil Iliev; and the Mayor of Sandanski Municipality, Mr. Atanas Stoyanov. The Unions already have signed agreements for interaction and long-term cooperation with these municipalities, as well as a history of successfully implemented joint activities. Discussions covered current social issues within the municipalities, directions for developing our partnership to promote social economy initiatives and the growth of cooperatives in the region, as well as matters regarding participation in future European and regional forums of the unions and events organized by the municipalities.