За нас
Bulgarian Cities and Regions Association is a non-profit organization which activity is aimed at the development of local self-government in cities and the regional policy in Bulgaria based on the European values. It is a partner of national, international and European institutions and organizations in the development and implementation of national and European policies and programs guaranteeing sustainable development of the territories. The principles of the Association are: voluntariness, equality, partnership, responsibility and legality.
Nowadays the structure of ABGR unites the efforts of all politicians and practitioners at the local and regional level to build capacity at the city and regional level for forming of public policies in accordance with EU requirements and standards.
Goals and objectives
Supporting the local self-government
Supporting the development of local self-government and local democracy in the cities; Support of city authorities and administration to increase the efficiency of management in cities in the interest of citizens and in accordance with The European values and standards; Creating prerequisites for introducing the second level of self-government in Bulgaria at the level of the planning regions; Creation of prerequisites for sustainable development of cities and regions;
Supporting the development of regional policy
Supporting the development of the country's regional policy regarding the sustainable development of the regions and creating an appropriate regional environment for the development of all sectors of public policy; Cooperation and partnership with similar European and international institutions and organizations with a view to the proper inclusion of Bulgarian cities and regions to the European regional policy.
Bulgarian Cities and Regions Association
Association Structure
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF BCRA
| NAME | POSITION | NAME | POSITION | ||
| 1 | Dimitar Nikolov | Mayor of Burgas | 13 | Elka Nedelcheva | Deputy Mayor of Krasna Razgrad |
| 2 | Kostadin Dimitrov | Mayor of Plovdiv | 14 | Aleksander Nenov | Deputy Mayor of Kostinbrod |
| 3 | Traycho Traykov | Mayor of “Sredets”-Sofia | 15 | Veselina Milkova | Deputy Mayor of Lesichovo |
| 4 | Ognyan Atanasov | Mayor of Kustednil | 16 | Tsvetomir Petrov | Chairman of Metropolitan Municipal Council |
| 5 | Stratsimir Petkov | Mayor of Lovech | 17 | Marian Antonov | Chairman of Municipal Council - Byala |
| 6 | Alexander Sabanov | Mayor of Silistra | 18 | Stefan Marinov | Chairman of Municipal Council - Zemen |
| 7 | Angel Dzhorgov | Mayor of Samokov | 19 | Genadi Velkov | Town councilor – Vidin |
| 8 | Parvan Dangov | Mayor of Dupnitsa | 20 | Dimitar Vuchev | Town councilor – Metropolitan Municipal Council |
| 9 | Iliycho Lachovski | Mayor of Knezha | 21 | Nayden Zelenogorski | IMRR |
| 10 | D-r Yanka Gospodinova | Mayor of Alfatar | 22 | Evtim Evtimov | NSMSB Sofia |
| 11 | Eshref Eshrefov | Mayor of Omurtag | 23 | Ergin Emin | EVET |
| 12 | Cvetanka Yotina | Mayor of Mirkovo | |||
SUPERVISORY BOARD
| NAME | POSITION | NAME | POSITION | ||
| 1 | Dimitar Stefanov - Chairman | Mayor of Tutrakan | 6 | Marius Konov | Secretary of Montana |
| 2 | Bozhidar Borisov | Mayor of Dve mogili | 7 | Yordana Eneva | Deputy Mayor of Pavel banya |
| 3 | Grigor Daulov | Mayor of Chavdar | 8 | Sherif Kuvandzha - Deputy Chair | Deputy Mayor of Kotel |
| 4 | Vasko Stoilkov | Mayor of Slivnitsa | 9 | Desislav Asparuhov | Town councilor - Pernik |
| 5 | Dimitar Slavov | Mayor of Byala | |||
COMPETENCY BOARD
| NAME | EXPERTISE | NAME | EXPERTISE | ||
| 1 | Gencho Kerezov | Digitization | 7 | Alexander Zahariev | Cyber security |
| 2 | Assoc. Dr. Georgi Nikolov | Regional and local development | 8 | Dr. Stefan Nankov | Health policy |
| 3 | Nadezhda Bobcheva | Environment | 9 | Siyana Sevova | Public communication |
| 4 | Valentin Atanasov | Legal matters | 10 | Stefan Abadjiev | Energy, Energy transition |
| 5 | Dimitar Chifchiev | Youth activities and sports | 11 | Alberto Alexandrov | International activities |
| 6 | Borislav Boychev | Social activities and tourism | |||
Мembership and governance
Мembership and governance
Both individuals and legal entities, engaged in the field of urban local self-government and administration and regional politics, have the right to membership in the Association. The administrative bodies of the Association are the General Assembly, the Management Board and the Control Board.
Composition
The General Assembly is formed by the members of the Association, with representatives of the cities being mayors, chairmen of municipal councils , mayors of the cities with a regional division. Representatives of the regions are the presidents of the regional associations and individuals with appropriate experience.
General Assembly
The General Assembly elects a Management Board of 23 members and a Control Board of 9 members, distributed according to the quota principle among the three main groups of members of the Association - cities, regions and individuals. Coordinators in the six planning regions in the country are elected by decision of the Management Board.