FREEDOM AND DIGNITY: A WOMAN’S RIGHT
The seminar "Freedom and dignity: a woman's right" aims to stress on the importance of prevention, in particular primary and secondary prevention. Speaking of prevention, we talk about saving victims, preventing young people from adopting violent patterns of behaviours, and the ability to implement more efficient policies.
During the seminar the floor will be given to the experts on gender violence, to analyze the last findings and strategies implemented at European level by the European projects HERA and ICEBERG. Representatives from the European Commission, the Economic and Social Committee, the EWL Observatory on Violence against Women, and the European Women Lawyers Association will give their opinion on gender-based violence and discuss with the audience their view.
We would like to invite you to be part of this seminar that will take place the 10th of December 2012 at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) at 9h30 at Rue Tr?ves, 74 (Room TRE 7701, 7th floor).
The seventh annual international conference "THE EUROPEAN CITY - partnerships with the business" will take place in the Silver House Hotel (6 Simeonovsko shausse blvd) in Sofia at 9:30 on Sunday, September 16, 2012. The conference is held under the auspices and with the participation of Mr. Tomislav Donchev, Minister responsible for managing the EU funds in Bulgaria.
At our invitation, special guest to this year's conference will be Mr. Alfonso Zardi, Head of Democracy, Institution-Building and Governance Department - Council of Europe. Minister Donchev together with Mr. Zardi will open the event and will be speakers on the topic.
The National Association of Municipal Clerks in Bulgaria, supported by the Center for Expertise of Local Government Reform at the Council of Europe, organizes training programs on the topic of Leadership for senior officials representing the central and local authorities of Bulgaria and Macedonia. The training materials have been developed by Mr. John Jackson of Great Britain, longtime Head of the Directorate at the Council of Europe, who will do the training.
The third and final module of the program for mayors from Bulgaria and Macedonia will take place in Sofia from 15-th to 17-th of September. During the conference in the Silver House Hotel, Minister Donchev and Mr. Zardi will present certificates to the graduates.
