The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors. The World Bank is not a bank in the common sense. It is made up of five unique development institutions, owned by 186 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

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Ellatzite-Med AD is a private joint-stock company dealing with extraction and processing of copper and gold-containing ores. It is the largest company in the GEOTECHMIN group.
The company is a leader in Bulgarian mining industry and an active member of such organizations as the Bulgarian Chamber of Mining and Geology and the Scientific and Technical Union of Mining, Geology and Metallurgy. Ellatzite-Med represents the modern business in Bulgaria, has an active civil position and a responsible approach towards the environment and the social issues of the regions where it is operating.
The company has 1,730 workers and employees. It is among the major taxpayers and one of the biggest investors and concessioners in Bulgaria. It comprises of two main production units – an open-pit mine in Etropole and a flotation plant near the village of Mirkovo.
Mine Ellatzite is the biggest open-pit copper mine in Bulgaria and the largest local producer of copper and gold concentrate. The total quantity of mined rock material extracted in 2010 was 44 million tons, and the processed ore was almost 13 million tons. 178 thousand tons of copper concentrate were produced out of this ore. Ellatzite copper concentrate is traded at the domestic and foreign markets.
Ellatzite-Med operates an explosives plant where emulsion and packaged explosives are produced under American license. Moreover, the company runs a plant which produces molybdenum concentrate. Up-to-date and highly efficient mining equipment is used at the mining complex.
Large investments are made not only in new production lines, technology, equipment and environmental protection measures, but also in the constant improvement of the qualification of employees – the most valuable asset of the company.

www.geotechmin.com/en/elacite-med 

The French company Veolia Water, a world leader in the provision of water and wastewater services, is part of Veolia Environnement, the only company to offer environmental solutions in all fields: water, waste management, energy services and public transportation.
For a century and a half, municipalities around the world have trusted Veolia Water to help them provide their constituents with top quality water and wastewater services. Over the past 10 years the international expansion of the company has picked up pace to respond to municipalities’ needs in such areas as urbanization, population growth, universal access to essential services, environmental protection and improving public health.
Veolia Water has operations in 66 countries around the world. Some key municipalities include capitals such as Berlin, Brussels, Prague, The Hague, Budapest, Bucharest, Erevan, Mexico and Rabat. At present, Veolia Water operates in 22 countries across Europe.
Veolia Water’s goals are to help municipalities prepare for the future, build the water and wastewater services of tomorrow and manage them on a long-term basis.
On 9th November 2010 Veolia Voda SA acquired 77.1% stake in Sofiyska Voda AD. Veolia Voda SA is a French subsidiary of Veolia Water, which holds participation in water operations in Central and Eastern Europe. The EBRD holds a 15,27% stake in Veolia Voda SA, the IFC (World Bank) 9,52% and Veolia Eau 75,21% respectively. Тhe company is listed on the New York and Paris Stock Exchange.
Key figures :
- A revenue of €12.56 billion in 2009
- 163 million people worldwide provided with potable water and wastewater treatment services
- Almost 96 000 employees
- Managing more than 4 500 contracts with municipalities and industrial clients around the world

www.veoliawater.com

"To be a leader on the electricity market in Central and South East Europe"
This the vision of a company that has managed for the short two year period of time to turn into a multi-national company comprising of over 90 Czech and foreign companies. At present the group has assets in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland and manages trade offices in Slovakia, Serbia, Kosovo and Germany.
CEZ Trade Bulgaria EAD is a company founded in 2005, of granted a licence for electricity trade on the liberalized market. The licence gives the company the right to render services, related to the purchase and sale of electricity on the free energy market. The main activity of the company is in the field of wholesale trade of electricity (import, export, transit, participation in trans-border capacity tenders) and sale of electricity to eligible customers (big business and industrial customers).

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For the next decade, we have set ourselves an unusual objective – the transformation of Kaolin into a "green" company. 
Huge efforts are to be exerted in order for a mining company such as Kaolin to attain a stage, where its impact on the environment is much more favourable than harmful. However, we are firmly determined to achieve it because it is our believe that the "green" orientation is strategically the more responsible model for our development, and from the business point of view could turn out to be also quite a profitable undertaking.
Of course, the "green" strategy also means modernization of our production so that we generate minimum emissions of carbon dioxide, which is the main cause of the global climate changes. So that now, neither of our productions uses liquid fuels or coal. We are convinced that amongst you – our customers and partners – we shall find more and more followers and adherents of our strategy. Thus, the club of "green" companies will grow, and for us shall remain the satisfaction to be one of its first members.

www.kaolin.bg/en

Solarpro AD is a joint-stock company incorporated in Bulgaria in November 2007. The main shareholder thereof is Kaolin AD, part of Alfa Finance Holding AD, a leading, totally Bulgarian economic group with basic activities in the field of industrial mineral resources, finances and real estates. The establishment of Solarpro is part of Kaolin’s strategy for green product development leading to greenhouse gas emission reduction. Our Mission is to create better quality of life by implementing solar energy as a renewable source of electric power. Our Vision is to become a leader in thin film Si PV modules production in Europe and in solar power plant system Integration in Bulgaria and neighboring countries.
Solarpro provides:
Design of PV power plants; Application, approval, paperwork to get legal permission for onsite development;
Installation and maintenance;
Solar irradiation simulation for the best possible technical solution.

www.solarpro.bg/index.php

The Bulgarian School of Politics, founded in 2001, is a non-governmental nonprofit organization with public benefit purposes.
Its mission is to support the creation of a community of civic and political leaders with an active stand in the national, European and global public life, devoted to contemporary democratic values based on pluralism, tolerance and informed debate. 
Through seminars, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the School seeks to promote democracy and democratization of government action in Bulgaria, the countries of the Balkans and the Black Sea region.
The School is located in Sofia and conducts trainings in Bulgaria and the neighboring Balkan countries. 
Its network of partners includes schools from the Association of Schools of Political Studies founded under the auspices of the Council of Europe, the Dutch Institute for Political Participation (IPP), and Bulgarian public institutions and think tanks.
The programs of the School are supported by the Bulgarian National Assembly, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Matra program), the Balkan Trust for Democracy, NED (Washington), theTrust for Civil Society in CEE.  


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Special Events Group is the new brand of the well known leaders in the event area in Bulgaria - Kongresstechnik Bulgaria & Scenio.
The company offered the successful formula "one stop shop" for the first time to Bulgarian market. The new SEG – Special Events Group includes Kongresstechnik (providing technical equipment) and Scenio (dealing with the set & stage design), which are already quite popular on the market and the new companies –Next Level (rental of event furniture) and Novo 20 (event production, post production, 3D and interior design, etc). Together they offer the whole range of services for one event – from the technical equipment having in mind the scene development and finishing with the furniture and the video after the event.

www.seg.bg

Energy Cities is the European Association of local authorities inventing their energy future.
From 2009 to 2011, Energy Cities is under the Presidency of the City of Heidelberg (DE) with a Board of Directors of 11 European cities from 11 countries.
The association created in 1990 represents now more than 1,000 towns and cities in 30 countries.
Energy Cities’ premises are located in Brussels (BE) and Besançon (FR). A part of the team works in Freiburg-im-Breisgau (DE) and Paris (FR). The staffs are formed by 20 people from 7 nationalities.
Energy-Cities leads the Covenant of Mayors Office (www.eumayors.eu) together with other networks of cities and regional agencies.

www.energy-cities.eu