Date and place: 15 February 2024 – Sofia, Bulgaria
With the approaching EP elections, aim of the meeting was to align messages and activities around the approaching EP elections within the environmental NGO network in Bulgaria.
The meeting started presenting the initiative Citizens Observatory on Green Deal Financing. Then, there was a presentation on EP elections results projections and the role of civil society in shaping the outcomes. The manifesto on European public funds and the one adapted to national context were also presented and the process of building them discussed. A SWOT analysis was done on the potential outcomes of the elections. Representatives of environmental NGOs in Bulgaria shared their priorities and planned activities around the EP elections.
The group worked on building and synchronizing main messages and demands for the future EP members. Shared priorities were: the connection – biodiversity, people, nature, resource efficiency and circular economy, EU legislation implemented on national level and efficient and transparent use of Euro funds. Some of the planned activities around the elections were debates, conference, exposure of good and bad projects financed by EU funds.
After the meeting, some of the participants joined a working group on gathering questions relevant to EP candidates in the context of green transition and public funds disbursement. A partner supported the organization of the upcoming forum Forum Green Horizons – why European elections are important for Bulgaria (27/03/2024) and joined the event as a communication partner. Contacts were shared among participants to collaborate on future events.
The event was attended by 10 people from Bulgaria.
