EU Green Capital Valencia will host 2024 edition of European Urban Resilience Forum
Crucial aspects of resilience, sustainable development and recovery will be under the thematic spotlight
Crucial aspects of resilience, sustainable development and recovery will be under the thematic spotlight
The island is dead set on doing something about the problem of overtourism
Legislators and magnates have to await a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice
Overall, the continent is getting more expensive for tourism
This, however, is likely to change soon
The event, officially called Krakow Equality March, will be held next week
You can find it in the capital Sofia, where it was installed upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
It will serve as a virtual companion to the municipal network of libraries in the country
This is city twinning for the 21st century
People in both cities got to sit together both in person and virtually
You can find it in the capital Sofia, where it was installed upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The tests are also experimenting with a charging point that is easier to maintain
It also features fast-charging stations for e-buses
The scheme is primarily aimed at daily commuters
An illegal landfill will turn into a parking lot for cars confiscated by the police
It also features fast-charging stations for e-buses
This is the day when all madrileños take local pride in their city and culture
The island is dead set on doing something about the problem of overtourism
The famed torch will pass through more than 400 cities and towns in both Metropolitan and Overseas France
Yes, you guessed it right, that also includes baguettes and cheeses
The scheme is primarily aimed at daily commuters
Two years after also being the first European country to decriminalize prostitution
Metodi Baykushev (b. 1981) was elected the mayor of Blagoevgrad sin November 2023. He graduated in law at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" before starting his career in 2006 as a junior lawyer at Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm. After only 6 years, he became a managing partner. In 2020 and 2022, he was included in the list of the most influential international arbitration experts in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE Arbitration Powerlist) of Legal500. He is included in the list of arbitrators of the Czech Arbitration Court and the Riga Arbitration Court.
He was the Secretary General of the National Committee in Bulgaria of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and a member of the commission that nominates arbitrators in arbitration cases before the largest arbitration court in the world (the International Court of Arbitration at the ICC).
In addition, in 2017 and 2018, he taught Business Law at the American University in Bulgaria. He has been a lecturer at various international arbitration forums in Paris, Prague, Thessaloniki, Krakow and Sofia.
He ran in the 2023 local elections as part of the We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria coalition and garnered 50.21% of the votes to become the new mayor of Blagoevgrad.
Photo: Metodi Baykushev Facebook