Main objective:

The overall objective of the project is “to contribute to strengthen mutual knowledge and understanding between Turkish Chambers and their counterparts in the EU thus promoting the integration of European and Turkish business communities and ensuring a stronger awareness of the opportunities and challenges of Turkey’s future accession to the EU in both Turkey and the EU. Through trainings, exchange of experience and visits to major European business exhibitins, Edirne Commodity Exchnage will increase the expertise and quality of services they provide in order to play an important role in Turkey’s EU accession process, and will also improve sustainable cooperation between the two organizations. The project focuses part of its activities on the support of women entrepreneurship, aiming to motivate and motivate the women from Yambol and Edirne to participate in the business life of the region.

Project Activities:

• Press conferences for the start and endof the project
• TV participations in regional TV channels
• Booklet with information about members of partner organizations
• Survey among members of the Edirne Trading Exchange for their training needs
• Training for the experts from Edirne Commodity Exchange on Internationalization and International Cooperation ensured by Bulgarian experts.
• Training of female entrepreneurs from Bulgaria and Turkey to improve their communication and management skills
• Visits for exchange of experience at the largest agricultural exhibition in Hanover Messe “Agritechnika” in November 2019
• Visit of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce to exchange experience
• Elaboration and dissemination of  promotional materials