Industry Insights
The international conference under the TEXAD project focused on practical solutions for reducing textile waste and managing resources sustainably. Participants had the opportunity to explore real-world examples and good practices from businesses and academia. Presentations during the three-day forum introduced participants to TexCycle, represented by Sirma Zheleva, the company’s Head…
H.E. Marcello Apicella, Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Bulgaria, visited the Municipality of Stara Zagora today. He was accompanied by Nunziante Coraggio, President of Confindustria Bulgaria; Robert Santorelli, former President of Confindustria Bulgaria; Mariela Paneva, Public Relations Manager at Confindustria Bulgaria; and Lilia Krasteva, an interpreter with the…
Radostin Tanev, Deputy Mayor responsible for Transport, Ecology, Investments and Green Transition, opened the international conference under the TEXAD project. “Welcome to Stara Zagora, the greenest and most beautiful city in Bulgaria. We decided to apply under this programme because we want to play an active role in these processes.…
Representatives of the Municipality of Stara Zagora held a key stakeholder meeting under the European TEXAD project to discuss innovative textile waste management solutions and preparations for an upcoming visit by an international delegation from seven countries. The discussion brought together representatives of the municipality, Trakia University and key business…
The Municipality of Stara Zagora has been recognised in the prestigious Investment Impact Awards 2026 by fDi Intelligence, the Financial Times’ specialist publication on foreign direct investment. In 2026, fDi Intelligence launched the inaugural Investment Impact Awards to recognise Europe’s most impressive foreign investment projects with the potential to deliver…
Today, the Municipality of Stara Zagora signed an agreement with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works to implement the project “Development of New Economic Activities and Attraction of Investment in Zagore – Elenino Industrial Zone” under procedure BG16FFPR003-4.005, “Support for Industrial and Logistics Parks and Zones with a…
The Municipality of Stara Zagora has officially launched its participation in the European Union co-funded Network4Work project, an URBACT IV Transfer Network bringing together seven European cities and regions to improve local employment and strengthen cooperation between institutions, businesses and educational organisations. Network4Work supports its partners in developing more coordinated…
On 27 January 2026, the first stakeholder meeting for the international project DRP0301318 SteelCityZen took place at the Stara Zagora Labour Office Directorate. The project is being implemented by the Municipality of Stara Zagora under the Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021–2027, funded by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund.…
Stara Zagora demonstrated its ambition to take a leading role in the circular economy during an intensive working visit to Enschede, the Netherlands. A delegation of experts from the Municipality of Stara Zagora, Trakia University and TexCycle presented an innovative concept that generated considerable enthusiasm among the European partners in…
