Partners in Bulgaria
Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP), Bulgaria
The Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP) is the first energy management agency established in Bulgaria under the SAVE II program of the European Commission (EC). It is now one of the few such agencies established in Central and Eastern Europe following the decision of the EC in 1999 to expand the program to our region of Europe. The EC and EAP's international partners consider EAP a huge success in the country and in the region since its inception in 2000. EAP is a member of the European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies (FEDARENE), and is a founder of the Association of Energy Agencies in Bulgaria.
National Chamber of Skilled Crafts - Bulgaria (NCSC - Bulgaria)
The National Craft Chamber is a Bulgarian artisans' organization and was founded on 14 December 2002 in Sofia on the grounds of Art. 28 and Art. 6, para 3 of Transitional and Concluding Provisions of the Crafts Act /prom. the Official Journal, issue No. 42/2001/. The Chamber comprises 25 regional craft guilds seated in the major district centres of the country as well as 4 national branch associations. Prior to the foundation of the National Craft Chamber, the latter's functions under the Crafts Act were carried out by the Bulgarian Craft Chamber, whose existence ceased with the association of the NCC.
