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BUSINESS NEWSLETTER

Year XI – N° 10/14 # December 2014

Dear friends,

As we look back on the Belgian Days, we still have some interesting news before the end of the year:

new arrivals and several activities.

Meanwhile, if we don’t meet at one of these events, I wish you all a pleasant Holiday season and a

splendid 2015

Anick Van Calster

Ambassador

Belgian Days 2014

The screening of the Silent movies delighted once more the attending audience, from young to old.

As every year, the opening reception brought opportunities of contacts and networking. During

this evening, the Primus Inter Pares for “innovative information technology” was awarded to

Bulavto.

On the 12th

of December, we had an excellent jazz concert by Belgian sax player Stéphane Mercier,

followed by the opening of the exhibition round Adolph Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone.

Solvay celebrated this year two anniversaries : 60 years of soda ash production and 40 years from

the construction of new soda ash plant in Devnya.

On Monday 17th

, the managers of the company Cordeel animated a captivating evening about the

building of Bulgaria Mall.

On Wednesday 19th

, Mrs. Chombar, CEO of Melexis met the students of Technical University to

explain the philosophy of the company.

And finally, on the 21st

, the “cherry on the cake” : a very pleasant gala diner in a festive

atmosphere to conclude the 2014 edition and to celebrate the 10th

anniversary of the BBL BC.

Belgian Days 2014 are now over and can certainly be

considered as a “grand cru”. All participants were pleased

with the very rich and diversified “fun, food and

architecture” program of this year. We give you a short

overview of this successful edition, and just look forward to

the next one.

Working lunch about doing business in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.

Business lecture with Mrs Mihaylova

New Belgian company in Bulgaria

Group DV opens Ibis hotel in Sofia

Don’t forget the Charity Bazaar on this Sunday 7th

of December

Please save the date December 19th, 2014 for a business

lecture and lunch @ 11:30h with guest-speaker Mrs. Iskra

Mihaylova, Member of the European Parliament and

Chairperson of the Committee on Regional Development.

The location of the event will be announced shortly.

The Chamber of Commerce Voka-West Vlaanderen organizes on 3rd

of

December a working lunch about business opportunities in Fyrom.

Minister Visar Frida (Invest in Madeconia), Minister Vele Samak

(Investments and Trade) and Ambassador Lazar Elenovski will attend

the meeting. Bus producer Van Hool will witness about its experience in

Skopje. More info on : http://www.voka.be/oost-

Vlaanderen/evenementen/2014/12/werklunch-macedonie-met-

minister-visar-frida-en-ambassadeur-lazar-elenovski/

We are pleased to welcome a new Belgian construction company in Bulgaria : SINAT. SINAT Ltd. presents itself as acting in the field of design and construction of buildings with typical Belgian architecture, quality performance, functionality and excellent ratio between price and quality. The philosophy of SINAT Ltd. is to meet the individual criteria of the customer for their own home of high quality. More info on : www.sinat.bg

This Belgian company is proud to announce the opening of the Ibis hotel in Sofia. It is situated near the airport, and offers also meeting rooms, restaurant, (virtual) offices, and underground parking for long stays. The company also provides small companies with consultancy, accounting, or other administrative services.

The annual International Women Club’s Charity Bazaar will take place this Sunday 7th of December in the IEC in Sofia. Opening of the doors at 10:30. You can support the Belgian stall by visiting it, or with financial support. Contact : belgianstand@gmail.com Info : www.iwc-sofia.org