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Municipality of Stara Zagora Brings Stakeholders Together to Shape the Future of the Local Labour Market through Network4Work

The second meeting of the URBACT Local Group under the Network4Work project took place today at the Prof. Petar Zhekov Cultural Centre for Gifted Children in Stara Zagora. Participants identified and prioritised the main challenges facing the local labour market. Through practical exercises and active discussions, they explored the problems,…

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Municipality of Stara Zagora Applies European Experience in Textile Waste Management

In line with European requirements for environmental transformation and sustainable development, the Municipality of Stara Zagora has taken another important step towards building a modern circular economy in the region. A delegation comprising representatives of local government, Trakia University and local businesses took an active part in the sixth Steering…

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Deputy Mayor Radostin Tanev Presents Industrial Zone Development to the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova

H.E. Emil Jacota, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Bulgaria, saw first-hand how Stara Zagora is changing and what opportunities it offers investors during his visit to the Zagore and Zagore – Elenino industrial zones. The Ambassador was welcomed by Radostin Tanev, Deputy Mayor of Stara Zagora. Together with…

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Municipality of Stara Zagora Prepares Update to the Textile Waste Section of Its Waste Management Programme

A stakeholder working meeting was held as part of the Municipality of Stara Zagora’s participation in the international project No. 02C0582 TEXAD, “Enhancing Circularity Solutions for Textile Waste in European Municipalities”, funded under the Interreg Europe Programme 2021–2027. The meeting formed part of preparations to update the textile waste section…

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Municipality of Stara Zagora Seeks a Volunteer for the European TEXAD Project

The Municipality of Stara Zagora is offering a volunteering opportunity through the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative within the European TEXAD project—“Advanced Circular Textile Waste Solutions for European Municipalities”, funded by the Interreg Europe programme. TEXAD aims to support municipalities in adopting a more sustainable and circular approach to textile…

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Second Phase of Zagore Industrial Zone Development in Elenino Becomes a Reality

The second phase of Zagore Industrial Zone’s development was officially inaugurated today in the presence of representatives of national and local government, businesses and institutions. The milestone marks the completion of “AttractInvestZagore – Stimulating Economic Growth in the Region by Creating Favourable Conditions for Investors in Zagore – Elenino Industrial…

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Construction Begins in Stara Zagora on Bulgaria’s First Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Plant

An official groundbreaking ceremony in Zagore – Elenino Industrial Zone marked the start of construction of Bulgaria’s first vanadium redox flow battery manufacturing plant. The new facility is part of the Heros project by CISF, managed by Tsvetelina Borislavova, and represents one of the largest private investments undertaken in the…

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Seven Factories to Be Built on a Single Plot in Zagore Industrial Zone near Elenino

A total of seven factories will be developed on a single plot covering more than 30 hectares within the industrial park near the village of Elenino. This was announced by Radoslav Tanev, Executive Director of Industrial Zone Zagore AD, during a media briefing at the opening of the second phase…

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Network4Work Brings European Good Practices for Labour Market Development to Stara Zagora

Representatives of the Department of Investments, Energy Efficiency and Green Transition at the Municipality of Stara Zagora took part in the second transnational meeting of the European Network4Work project, held in Varberg, Sweden. The meeting brought together partners from several European countries to exchange good practices and experience in developing…

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