Sofia Economic Forum: Bulgaria's first euro year in focus with Radev set to open
At the seventh Sofia Economic Forum today, government and experts discuss competitiveness, energy security and Bulgaria's first year in the euro zone.
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The seventh Sofia Economic Forum opens in the Bulgarian capital today. Organised by the Delphi Economic Forum, the conference at the Sofia Balkan Palace hotel runs from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to news agency BTA. Its focus is geopolitical change, European unity, economic competitiveness and the development of Southeast Europe, with particular attention to Bulgaria's first year in the euro zone.
Prime Minister Rumen Radev is scheduled to speak at the opening. Other scheduled speakers include Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov and Innovation and Digital Transformation Minister Ivan Vasilev, Energy Minister Iva Petrova, Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev and former President Rosen Plevneliev.
The programme covers nine main themes: European unity at a crossroads, global geopolitical change and transatlantic relations, Bulgaria's first year in the euro zone, public-private partnerships, demographic challenges for Bulgaria and Europe, energy security, artificial intelligence and technological transformation, strategic infrastructure and regional connectivity, and the circular economy and sustainable development.