Preparation of an analytical survey “National Report on Bulgaria” by Dragomir Stoyanov and Krassimir Nikolov under the EU-CONSENT project

Start of a BECSA-TEPSA joint project “Networking for Citizens and Neighbours – Networking for Europe” under the PHARE – Civil Society programme of the EU (concept note of the project)

Conference on the forthcoming German presidency of the EU, organised by the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), and the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin from 30th November to 1st Desember 2006 in Berlin (programme); participation of BECSA in the TEPSA General Assembly held on 2nd December 2006

Workshop in Istanbul within the ESSHRA project under priority 7 of the Sixth Framework Programme of the EU

Participation of Svetlozar Andreev from BECSA in a conference under the EU-CONSENT project entitled “Overcoming the EU crisis: EU perspectives after the Eastern enlargement” (programme) in Budapest with a paper on the topic “Path dependence during the EU’s fifth Enlargement: Comparing East-Central and Southeast Europe” (text of the paper)

Participation of Tatiana Hubenova, Krassimir Nikolov and Dragomir Stoyanov in the second plenary conference of the EU-CONSENT project organized by the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) in Brussels (programme)

Preparation of an analytical survey “National Report on Bulgaria” by Dragomir Stoyanov and Krassimir Nikolov under EU-CONSENT project

Preparation of a pan-European analytical survey “EU-25 Watch” Nr. 3 under the EU-CONSENT project , which covers positions of EU-member countries and candidate countries on topical issues in the EU's development in the first half of 2006 (summary) (full text)

BECSA representatives’ participation in the Annual Conference “L’Union en questions” of the Institute for Security Studies of the European Union in Paris (conference programme in French)

Participation of assoc. prof. dr. Georgy Genov and Katia Hristova-Valtcheva, BECSA members, in the television programme “Chasat na Milen Tzvetkov” (“The Hour of Milen Tzvetkov”) on NOVA Television

Summary of the responses to the questionnaire under the ESSHRA project received by 70 representatives of the Bulgarian research community in the field of social sciences and humanities

Summary of the responses to the questionnaire about all project partners under the ESSHRA project

Consultations in Brussels at Unit “Social Sciences and Humanities” of DG “Research” of the European Commission in preparation of the Sofia Conference under the ESSHRA project

Workshop in Malta under the ESSHRA project under priority 7 of the Sixth Framework Programme of the EU

In response an invitation from the Austrian Presidency of the EU, the Board of BECSA holds a meeting-discussion with the deputy heads of mission of EU member states in Bulgaria (programme of the discussion) (photos from the discussion)

Conference on the forthcoming Finnish Presidency of the EU, organized by the Trans-European Policy Studies association (TEPSA) and theFinnish Institute of International Relations on 13 June 2006 in Helsinki; participation of BECSA as TEPSA member

Participation of Krassimir Nikolov from BECSA in the conference “The EU and the Eastern Neighbours: Democracy and Stabilization without Accession?”, organized by the Institute of International Affairs in Rome, Italy, under the project “EU-CONSENT”

Distribution of a questionnaire under the ESSHRA project among over 400 representatives of the Bulgarian research community in the field of social sciences and humanities

Participation of Katia Hristova, member of the board of BECSA, in the conference “The Political Development of the Enlarged European Union: inter-institutional perspectives”, organized in Berlin, Germany, under the project “EU-CONSENT”

Participation of Dimitar Pehlivanov and Krassimir Nikolov from BECSA in the International Jean Monnet conference “The European Union between the first and second wave of enlargement towards Central and Eastern Europe”, organized by the Centre for European Studies at the “Al. I. Cuza” University in Iasi, Romania (programme of the conference)

BECSA and its activities are presented by Krassimir Nikolov at the conference “Development of European Studies in Ukraine – Problems and Prospects”, organized by the Donetsk National University – Ukraine, with the aim of promoting European studies and research and creating a Ukrainian ECSA (programme of the conference)

BECSA organizes an official promotion of the book "The European Union in 2005: Candidate Countries' Perspectives", published by BECSA within the project "Young scholars from the three candidate countries for an enlarged EU" under the Jean Monnet programme of the European Commission. Mr. IVAILO KALFIN, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs is a guest of honour of the event. (contents of the book) (programme of the promotion) (photos from the promotion)

Workshop in Istanbul within the "ESSHRA" project under priority 7 of the Sixth Framework Programme of the EU

Participation of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dobrin Kanev and Dessislava Yordanova from BECSA in conference “The European Parliament and the European Political Space”, organized by the Federal Trust for Education and Research and the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) in London, UK, under the project “EU-CONSENT” (programme of the conference)

BECSA holds a General Assembly meeting (see the Bulgarian NEWS page for details).

BECSA, jointly with the Jean Monnet chair in European Law at the Law Department of the New Bulgarian University, organizes an official promotion of the book "One Enlargement Is Not Enough: South East European Debates on EU Integration", published by BECSA within the project "2007 – one enlargement is not enough" under the Jean Monnet programme of the European Commission. Ms. MEGLENA KUNEVA, Minister for European Affairs is a guest of honour of the event. (contents of the book) (programme of the promotion) (photos from the promotion)

Workshop, hosted by the Jean Monnet chair of prof. Wolfgang Wessels at the University of Cologne, Germany, on the elaboration of web-based teaching modules within the framework of the "EU-CONSENT" network of excellence (programme); presentation of BECSA's publications in 2005 to the institutions taking part in the project

Preparation of a pan-European analytical survey "EU-25 Watch" Nr. 2 within the framework of the "EU-CONSENT" network of excellence, which covers positions of 29 European countries (the 25 EU member states and the 4 candidate countries) on topical issues in the EU's development in 2005.

BECSA's Managing Board summons a General Assembly of the Association on 29 March 2006 in Sofia (see the Bulgarian NEWS page for details).

Preparation of an analytical survey "Bulgaria's Pre-Accession Agenda and the European Union's Post-Enlargement Agenda in 2005" within the framework of the "EU-CONSENT" network of excellence

As from the beginning of 2006, BECSA becomes the Bulgarian member institution of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) (letter from the President and Secretary General of TEPSA).