Balkan Economic Forum

1) BEF is partner of the European Academy of the Regions - EAR (Mr. Sasho Kjosev, BEF President, serves as member of the EAR's Board of Directors and is EAR's representative in North Macedonia)
2) MoU with Western Balkans Green Center (https://www.balkaneconomicforum.org/signed-a-memorandum-of-cooperation-with-the-western-balkans-green-center/)
3) MoU with NOA MICROFINANCE, CENTER FOR REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, AND PRIME POINT PARTNERS (https://www.balkaneconomicforum.org/memorandum-of-understanding-with-noa-microfinance-center-for-regional-and-local-development-studies-and-prime-point-partners/)
4) MoU with Center for Balkan Studies (https://www.balkaneconomicforum.org/signed-a-memorandum-of-cooperation-with-the-centre-for-balkan-studies/)
5) MoU with Cyprus Forum (https://www.balkaneconomicforum.org/signed-a-memorandum-of-cooperation-with-the-cyprus-forum/)
6) MoU with the Lab on Entrepreneurship and Development (https://www.balkaneconomicforum.org/balkan-economic-forum-regional-office-of-lead-for-the-balkan-region/)

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Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

10,000€ - 24,999€

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10,000€ - 24,999€

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- Starting from October 2018 BEF has a permanent representative in Brussels. Mr Toni Popovski is a member of the Advisory Board of BEF and supports BEF as a project developer. He is husband of Ambassador and Head of the Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU in Brussels, Mrs. Agneza Rusi.

- Mr Popovski was the First Minister of Environment and Physical Planning in Macedonia and co-chair (with EC DG Environment) of the Task Force that coordinated the implementation of the Regional Environmental Reconstruction Program for South-East Europe. He also served as Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (2001 - 2003) and Project Manager/Deputy Team Leader of several path breaking projects on decentralization (EAR/CARDS), national water sector reform (MEPP/IPA) and biodiversity protection (UNDP/GEF). He was a member of the International Jury of the European Awards for Environment – Industry (December 2001 - December 2002; the European Environment and Health Committee (June 2001- June 2003); the International Advisory Board of UNEP IETC – International Environment and Technology Centre based in Osaka/Japan (June 2001 - June 2003) and the Environmental Advisory Committee of EBRD, London/UK (June 2001 - May 2005)
He works as a freelance consultant with 23 years of professional experience and strong expertise in public policy analyses and formulation with a focus on good governance, EU integration and stakeholder’s involvement, sub-national government reform and delivery of public services, decentralization, regional and rural development, environmental protection, and spatial and urban planning.

- Besides the relevant EU/EC institutions such as the DG Environment, DG Regio and DG NEAR, Mr Popovski scheduled meetings with the UNDP and Regional Cooperation Council officials and representatives in Brussels as well as the organizations and associations of the European sub-national and local authorities.

- Starting from 01.01.2019, we included four persons in our team:
a) Ragmi Jusufi, Head of international business development and cooperation
b) Aleksandar Marjanovik, Head of project development and implementation
c) Nadica Jovanovska Boshkovska, Head of international education and training
d) Snezhana Hristova, Strategic Advisor

- We included three persons in our Advisory Board (in 2020):
a) Nelu Neacsu (President, European Academy of the Regions, http://ear-aer.eu/)
b) Nicolas Kyriakides (Founder and Head of the Steering Committee of the Cyprus Forum, https://cyprusforum.cy)
c) Biljana Markovic Stamenova, MBA (Co-founder and Managing Partner at PrimePoint Partners; https://theprimepoint.com/)

- We signed two Memorandums of Cooperation:
a) Center for Economic Diplomacy (https://www.economicdiplomacy.eu)
b) Cyprus Forum (https://cyprusforum.cy)

- Sustainable Fisheries Development Socio-Economic Study. This paper was prepared "pro-bono" at the request of a Member of the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee who wished to have Mr. Alexander's proposal for the European Fisheries Reform. His paper was distributed to the President of the European Commission, the European Commissioner for Fisheries, Members of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament, European Fisheries Ministers and others including European stakeholders.

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