COMPOSITION OF MONITORING COMMITTEE UNDER INTERREG VI-А IPA BULGARIA - NORTH MACEDONIA PROGRAMME | ||||
Members with voting rights from Bulgaria | ||||
No. | 1. Member | Position | Institution | Responsible Directorate/Department |
2. Deputy member | ||||
Yura Vitanova | CHAIRPERSON Deputy Minister | Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works - co-chair | ||
1 | Milen Obretenov | director | Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works | Territorial cooperation management Directorate - MA under the Programme |
Stanka Dimitrova | head of department | |||
2 | Apostol Milev | chief associate | Ministry of Finance | Central Coordination Unit Directorate |
Dobrinka Krysteva | head of department | |||
Angel Sirakov | ||||
3 | Neli Mutafova | state expert | Ministry of Environment and Water | Directorate General Operational Program "Environment" |
Magdalena Dimitrova | state expert | |||
4 | Georgi Dinev | governor | Blagoevgrad District Administration | Blagoevgrad District |
Krasimira Krumova | chief expert | |||
5 | Aleksandyr Pandurski | governor | Kyustendil District Administration | Kyustendil District |
Gergana Mihaylova | chief secretary | |||
6 | Vladimir Moskov | mayor | National Association of the Municipalities in Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB) | Municipality of Gotse Delchev |
Ognyan Atanasov | mayor | Municipality of Kyustendil | ||
7 | Nationally representative employers’ organisations, which are approved by the Council of Ministers in accordance of Labor code | 2024 | ||
Raya Koeva-Valkova | chairman | Chamber of Commerce - Bansko-Razlog | ||
Boyko Nedyalkov | associate | Chamber of Commerce - Bansko-Razlog | ||
2025 | ||||
Nikolay Mihaylov | associate | Bylgarian industrial capital association | ||
Ivan Valkov | Chairman | Industrial Association - Blagoevgrad | ||
8 | Petko Tsvetkov | representative | Non-profit legal entities working for the public benefit in the field of ecology | |
Martina Koleva | representative | |||
Members with voting rights from North Macedonia | ||||
No. | 1. Member | Institution | Position | |
2. Deputy member | ||||
1 | Co-chair: MSc Zlatko Perinski | Ministry of Local-Self Government | Minister of Local Self Government and Head of Teritorial Cooperation | |
Deputy co-chair: Vulnet Ariffi | Programme Officer | |||
Ministry of Local Self Government | ||||
Maja Mojsoska Jovanovska | Ministry of Local Self Government | |||
2 | Sofce Krstikj | Secretariat for European Affairs | Secretariat for European Affairs | |
Semir Veli | Secretariat for European Affairs | |||
3 | Mladen Protikj | Northeast Planning Region | Northeast Planning Region | |
Donka Petrovska | Municipality of Kumanovo | |||
4 | Nebi Redzepi | Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning | Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning | |
Elena Mitrovska | Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning | |||
5 | Zujica Angelova | East Planning Region | East Plannig Region | |
Natasha Kalamadevska | Municipality of Berovo | |||
6 | Zhulieta Gjurkova | Southeast Planning Region | Southeast Planning Region | |
Tushe Stojanov | Municipality of Novo Selo | |||
7 | Milosh Dimitrovski | Association IZVOR - Kratovo | Association IZVOR - Kratovo | |
Dragan Gonev | Deputy: Tourist Association Strumica | Tourist Association Strumica | ||
Members with advisory capacity from Bulgaria | ||||
No. | 1. Member | Position | Institution | Responsible Directorate/Department |
2. Deputy member | ||||
1 | Angel Gyorev | chief associate | Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works | Strategic Planning and Programs for Regional Development Directorate General |
Tereza Yotova | senior expert | |||
2 | Nikolina Chapanova | API | ||
eng. Galina Vasileva | ||||
3 | Yuliyan Grancharov | head of department | Ministry ot Interior | General Directorate |
Aleksandro Iliev | chief expert | |||
Mihail Borbelov | chief expert | |||
4 | Vladimir Hristov | state expert | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Southeast Europe Directorate |
Katerina Yanakieva | state expert | |||
5 | Desislava Georgieva-Ushkolova | head of department | Ministry of Labor and Social Policy | General Directorate "European Funds, International Programs and Projects" |
Silvana Marincheva | chief expert | |||
6 | Mariela Georgieva | Ministry of Tourism | Directorate "Programming and Project Management" | |
Nikola Manevski | state expert | |||
Svetozara Milcheva | chief expert | |||
7 | Ivaylo Aleksandrov | chief expert | Ministry of Education and Science | |
Lora Spasova | chief expert | |||
8 | Georgi Vaysilov | executive director | Executive agency "Programme education" | |
Maya Lashova | state expert | Programming, monitoring and evaluation Directorate | ||
Mariya Stanevska | director | |||
9 | Stefan Popov | state expert | Ministry of culture | |
Petya Radeva | state expert | |||
10 | Kameliya Nikova | state expert | Ministry of Agriculture | Rural Development Directorate |
Stefan Spasov | head of department | |||
11 | Metodi Metodiev | director | Ministry of Finance | State Aid and Real Sector Directorate |
Stefka Sarafova | head of department | |||
Strahil Stoev | state expert | |||
12 | Detelina Karaeneva | director | Ministry of Finance | National Fund Directorate |
Stanka Rashkova | head of department | |||
Georgi Ivanov | chief expert | |||
13 | Anna Martinova-Petkova | executive director | Audit of EU Funds Executive Agency | |
Iskra Torbova-Hristova | director | |||
Vera Mingova | chief auditor | |||
14 | Iliana Ilieva | chief director | Ministry of Inovation and Growth | |
Desislava Petrova | chief expert | |||
Gergana Grozdanova-Dzhoykeva | deputy chief director | |||
Daniela Malhasyan | state expert | |||
15 | Emil Antonov | chief expert | Nationally representative organizations of workers and employees, which are approved by the Council of Ministers in accordance of Labor code | Confederation of labor Podkrepa |
Marina Stavreva | secretary | Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria | ||
16 | Nina Naydenova-Petkova | chief secretary | Council of Rectors and Higher Schools in the Republic of Bulgaria | University of Telecommunications and post |
17 | Nadezhda Yonkova | chief secretary | Commission for protection against discrimination | |
Nikolay Stoyanov | head of department | |||
Marta Maletz | ||||
18 | Maya Stoitseva | representative | Nationally representative organisations - disabilities | |
19 | Stefan Stefanov | representative | Non-profit legal entities working for the public benefit in the field of equality between men and women, non-discrimination and equal opportunities; of social inclusion and integration of marginalized groups (one member, rotating participation/to be determined) | |
Yovka Yovcheva | representative | |||
20 | Ani Simeonova | representative | Non-profit legal entities working for the public benefit in the field of education, science and culture | |
Ivan Andonov | representative | |||
Members with advisory capacity from North Macedonia | ||||
No. | 1. Member | Position | Institution | |
2. Deputy member | ||||
1 | Member: Аdem Curi | AA for audit of Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance | Audit Authority for audit of Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance | |
Deputy: Irena Blazhevska | AA for audit of Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance | |||
2 | Member: Ali Elvis | Delegation of European Union | Delegation of European Union | |
Deputy: Carl Giacinti | Delegation of European Union | |||
3 | Member: Dimitar Mitrevski | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||||
4 | Member: Jadranka Arizankovska | Economic Chamber of North Macedonia | Economic Chamber of North Macedonia | |
Deputy: Irena Mojsovska | Economic Chamber of North Macedonia | |||
5 | Member: Dragan Chungurski | Lag Aber 2015 | Lag Aber 2015 | |
Deputy: Irena Mirchoska | Eco Team East Kocani | Eco Team East Kocani |