COOP Bankya 2024

16/07/2024

Once again, the National Union of Producer Cooperatives (NS TPK) is organizing the "COOP BANKYA 2024" festival, held with the cooperation of the Sofia Municipality and the Bankya District, and with financial support from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (MLSP).
The event—now a tradition for the city—features the participation of cooperatives for persons with disabilities that are members of the NS TPK, as well as members of the National Council for Integration of Persons with Disabilities (NCIPD) under the Council of Ministers.
Guests at the official opening of the festival on July 4, 2024, included: Mr. Rangel Markov, Mayor of the Bankya District; Ms. Tanya Mihaylova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science; Ms. Marina Saradinova, Executive Director of the "Social Protection" Fund under the MLSP; Ms. Nadezhda Bacheva, Deputy Mayor of the Sofia Municipality; Mr. Ivan Takov, Councilor at the Sofia Municipal Council; Ms. Anna Stoykova, Councilor at the Sofia Municipal Council; Mr. Dimitar Danchev, Member of Parliament; Mr. Ventsislav Karadzhov, Chairman of the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP); Eng. Sabrie Sapundzhieva, member of the Commission for Protection against Discrimination (CPD); Ms. Zornitsa Rusinova, Chair of the Economic and Social Council; Mr. Dobri Mitrev, Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association; and Mr. Svilen Penkov, Chief Secretary of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Congratulatory addresses were received from Assoc. Prof. Ana Dzhumalieva, Chairperson of the Commission for Protection against Discrimination; Ms. Yanka Takeva, Chairperson of the Union of Bulgarian Teachers; Prof. D. Dimitrov, Rector of the UNWE; and Mr. Mladen Marinov, Member of Parliament.