On 24.06.2022, a second partner meeting was held on the project “Strengthening the entrepreneurial culture and cooperation in the cross-border region”, with the acronym: STRENGHTEN. The meeting was attended by representatives of all partners: Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Seres, Center for Lifelong Learning of Central Macedonia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Blagoevgrad and European Information and Consulting Center – BG Regions. The progress achieved so far on the project was presented. Subsequent steps to organize two business exhibitions – one in Seres and one in Blagoevgrad to improve the cross-border business climate – were discussed. Within the year, training courses for professional qualification on the following subjects: 1) Export trade and 2) Quality management and food safety should start in parallel in both countries.

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