The National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB) presented anniversary awards to mayors, municipal council representatives and journalists for their contributions to the association and local government. The ceremony took place on Monday during the Annual Meeting of Local Authorities in Albena.
Mayors recognized for their long-standing contributions to NAMRB included Georgi Dimitrov of Karnobat, Zlatko Zhivkov of Montana, Hasan Azis of Kardzhali, Emil Kabaivanov of Karlovo and Ivo Dimov of Dimitrovgrad, who have served five, seven, five, five and four terms, respectively.
Awards also went to Troyan Mayor Donka Mihaylova, former Dobrich Mayor Detelina Nikolova, Mezdra Mayor Ivan Asparuhov and Vratsa Mayor Kalin Kamenov for their work on NAMRB’s Management Board and their efforts to defend municipal interests. Other recipients in this category included former Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofiyanski, former Garmen Mayor Vladimir Moskov, Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov, Elin Pelin Mayor Ivaylo Simeonov and Belitsa Mayor Radoslav Revanski, who did not attend the ceremony. Former Dobrich Mayor Lachezar Rosenov, former Razgrad Mayor Venelin Uzunov and NAMRB’s first Executive Director, Prof. Ginka Chavdarova, received awards at the association’s General Assembly in February.
A separate category recognized long-serving mayors and municipal council chairs for their contributions to local government and NAMRB. Recipients included Nikolay Dachev, Dilyan Enkin, Veselin Zlatev, Georg Spartanski, Krasimir Jonev, Dilyan Mlazev, Ivan Aleksiev and Darin Dimitrov. Vladimir Kisyov, Vladimir Georgiev, Tanya Hristova and Rumen Guninski were also honoured but could not attend. Awards for long-serving mayors Vladimir Moskov, Lyudmil Veselinov and Hristo Hristov will be presented after the Annual Meeting.
NAMRB also honoured journalists for their coverage of local government issues and decisions and for bringing the municipal perspective to national audiences. Recipients included Hristina Hristova and Simeon Ivanov of Bulgarian National Television’s morning show Denyat Zapochva [The Day Begins]; Dimitar Abrashev, host of Direktno [Directly] on Bulgaria ON AIR; and Reneta Nikolova, editor-in-chief and procurator of Stroitel [Builder] newspaper.
Other journalists honoured were Tanya Milusheva of Bulgarian National Radio’s Horizont programme, Silvia Georgieva of Sega newspaper, Tatyana Dimitrova of Dnevnik and Ani Baldjian of Euronews Bulgaria.
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