Documentary exhibition marking the 105th anniversary of the National Union of Labour-Productive Cooperatives in Bulgaria

17/07/2024

On July 5, 2024, an official opening of a documentary exhibition dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the National Union of Labor-Productive Cooperatives in Bulgaria (NS TPK) took place at the State Archives Agency. Held under the patronage of Ms. Iliana Iotova, Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria, the exhibition is a joint initiative of the NS TPK and the State Archives Agency. The exposition introduces guests to the origins, development, and current state of the NS TPK in Bulgaria. Guests at the opening included:
President (2001–2012) Georgi Parvanov; Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy Lazar Lazarov; Deputy Minister of Education and Science Dr. Emilia Lazarova; Member of Parliament Mladen Marinov; Member of the European Parliament Petar Vitanov; Emil Iliev, Mayor of Strumyani; Assoc. Prof. Plamen Slavov, Advisor on Culture to the President of the Republic; Zornitsa Rusinova, Chair of the Economic and Social Council (ESC); Dobri Mitrev, Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA); Prof. Tsvetana Stoyanova, Vice-Rector of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE); Prof. Nikolay Marin, Rector of the South-West University (SWU); Prof. Stoyan Denchev, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Prof. Irena Peteva, Rector of the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (UniBIT); Assoc. Prof. Radi Dimitrov, Vice-Rector of the Higher School of Telecommunications and Posts (HSTP); Prof. Yordanka Angelova, Dean of the Faculty of Telecommunications at the Technical University of Sofia; Prof. Biser Georgiev from Shumen University; Svilen Penkov, Chief Secretary of the Agency for People with Disabilities (AHU); H.E. Alejandro Zothner Meyer, Ambassador of Argentina; the Consul from the Embassy of Kazakhstan; and other like-minded individuals and friends of the National Union.