15th Regular Congress of the National Council of Industrial Producer Cooperatives

23/11/2023

The 15th Regular Congress of the National Union of Producer Cooperatives (NS TPK) Took Place
The General Assembly Elected the Union’s Governing Bodies for the Next Four Years
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, the 15th Regular General Assembly of the National Union of Producer Cooperatives (NS TPK) was held at the "Zheravna" National Vocational Training Center in the town of Bankya. The event was attended by 113 delegates from across the country, representing 99 cooperatives and 14 cooperative unions. The Assembly reviewed the activities of the NS TPK for the 2019–2022 period and outlined development priorities for the system.
The delegates unanimously elected Assoc. Prof. Vladislav Lazarov, D.Sc., as Chairman of the NS TPK for the 2023–2027 term, and also elected a new Management Board and Control Board. Ms. Diana Gocheva was elected as Chair of the Control Board.
Official guests at the Congress included Ms. Iliana Iotova, Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria; Mr. Georgi Parvanov, President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2002–2012); Mr. Ivan Takov, Chairman of the BSP (Bulgarian Socialist Party) – Sofia; Mr. Ivan Peshev, Deputy Chairman of the BSP – Sofia; Prof. Georgi Yordanov, Executive Director of the Agency for People with Disabilities; Mr. Kaloyan Pargov, Chairman of SINPI; and Ms. Nina Naydenova, Secretary General of VUTP. Alfonso Atanasov – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Argentina; H.E. Lkhagvasuren Sayanaa – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia; H.E. Marieta García Jordán – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba.
Greetings were also delivered via video message by Mr. Giuseppe Guerini, President of CECOP (European Confederation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives), and Mr. Petar Vitanov, Head of the Bulgarian Socialist delegation in the European Parliament. Congratulatory messages were received from Dr. Ivanka Shalapatova, Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria; Ms. Zornitsa Rusinova, President of the Economic and Social Council; Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov, Rector of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE); Prof. Dr. Meglena Temelkova, Rector of the Higher School of Telecommunications and Posts (HSTP); Mr. Bozhidar Patinov, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Office for Commercial and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Belgium; Dr. Todor Kanchevski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Cuba (with concurrent accreditation to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ana Dzhumalieva, Chairperson of the Commission for Protection against Discrimination; Mr. Ventsislav Karadzhov, Chairperson of the Commission for Personal Data Protection; Mr. Ivaylo Spiridonov, Deputy Chairperson of the State Archives Agency; as well as various municipal mayors and other non-governmental organizations.