A Public Council on economic and investment policy issues will be established in Pleven

In Pleven, a Public Council on the problems of economic and investment policy is to be established at the Municipal Council. This was announced at a press conference in the National Press Club of BTA in Pleven by the chairman of the ObS, Prof. Dr. Ivan Malkodanski.
In his words, through this council, the citizens will be given the opportunity to directly participate in the management of Pleven and to engage them in the problems of the municipality. The Municipal Council will include five municipal councilors, who have already been appointed by a decision of the Municipal Council from yesterday. It will have to be filled with representatives from non-governmental organizations and businesses. For this purpose, by May 30, invitations will be sent to organizations from the non-governmental sector and businesses to participate in a meeting at which the governing board and regulated rules for the work of the Public Council will be elected.
Prof. Malkodanski emphasized that the new structure will have advisory functions, it will be expected to make proposals and attract experts. Participation in this council will be completely free of charge, the goal is “to help the Municipality of Pleven, not to weigh on its budget”.
I hope that in this way the citizens will be more involved in the problems of Pleven, that we will give them a platform for their ideas and that we will choose the best ones for the development of the municipality, added Associate Professor Malkodanski.
He also said that if this council works well, it is possible to think about the creation of such structures on other topics of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Associate Professor Malkodanski also announced that the rules for the work of the Municipal Fund “Culture” have already been adopted. From now on, we have to apply with our projects to the National Culture Fund, he added.