Nederlandse evenementen

Sofia, December 15, 2008, 14.30 h

The chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Netherlands addresses the final event
under the Matra Project “Piloting community-based services in a Bulgarian setting”

On December 16, 2008, Tuesday, Mr. Martijn Elgersma, chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Netherlands in Bulgaria, is addressing the Third Annual Mental Health Forum and the final event in the framework of the “Piloting community-based services in a Bulgarian setting” MATRA project.

The project was implemented from 2005-2008 by the Global Initiative on Psychiatry with funding under the MATRA program of the Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It aimed at contributing to building an integrated system for community-based services for people with psychiatric problems in Bulgaria. The model was developed and implemented in Blagoevgrad, in close cooperation with the Municipality of Blagoevgrad, the Agency for Social assistance, the Ministry of Health and the South-Western University.

As a result of the project, new services have been created: a day centre, a sheltered house and an information centre for mental health. The first in Bulgaria M.A. programme in psycho-social rehabilitation was accredited with the South-Western University and a specialisation in psychiatric nursing was prepared. The experience gained under this project is already successfully replicated in Sofia where a Complex of community-based mental health services will be launched in early 2009.

Under a number of bilateral programmes, the Netherlands has been providing assistance to Bulgaria in its preparation for EU membership. Since Bulgaria’s EU accession in 2007 assistance continues and will be phased out in the coming years. The total volume of grants so far is over 100 million EUR. Special emphasis is given to issues related to social inclusion and justice and home affairs. Partnership and solidarity are the leading principles in this bilateral cooperation.
For additional information please contact the Netherlands Embassy in Sofia, Tel. +359 2 8160 360, + 359 888 720 700, Fax. +359 2 8160 300 or Tania Markova at GIP Sofia at 987 7875 or 0878 579 019

Seminar “The Netherlands – Partners in Water Management”
Organised by the Netherlands Embassy

December 11th, 2008 at 14.00 h.
Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan

(working language Bulgarian and English)

Representatives of the Bulgarian Government, environmental and financial specialists will be present at the seminar and will discuss the implementation of economic instruments in the field of water resources, as well as water treatment. Representatives of leading Dutch companies and organisations working in the field will present good case practices in water management and technology.

For more information please contact the economic department of the embassy, sof-ea@minbuza.nl

Sofia Baroque Arts Festival

2 – 30 November 2008 with concerts in Sofia, Pernik and Varna

The Netherlands Embassy in Sofia supports two concerts of the Dutch Ensemble CORDeVENTO in the framework of the Sofia Baroque Arts Festival.

The concerts will take place on 26 November at 6 pm at the Cultural Palace in Pernik and on 27 and 28 November at 7.30 pm at the Sofia Art Gallery. Tickets are available at 02/8029137 and 0878633574 and www.luxuriaeuropae.com.

For more information in English about the festival program, please click here and about Ensemble CORDeVENTO and Sofia Baroque Arts Festival, please click on their names.

Zuco 103 in Sofia op 24 oktober

In het kader van het Meet the World Festival zal de Nederlandse band Zuco 103 optreden in Sofia op vrijdag 24 oktober om 20.00 uur in de Hristo Botev Hall. Het optreden is o.a. gesponsored door de Nederlandse Ambassade te Sofia. De muziek is een mengeling van diverse stijlen wereldmuziek en elektronische muziek die wel wordt omschreven als de zgn. Brazilectro-sound: elektronische muziek met een latin bijsmaakje.

Tickets voor het optreden zijn verkrijgbaar bij www.ticketplus.bg , in "Djukan Meloman", het NDK ticket centre en Picadilly en Photosynthesis supermarkten en kosten 30 leva.

Meer info over Zuco 103: http://www.musicfrom.nl/artiesten/3359/zuco-103.html

The Netherlands Ambassador bestows the BG-NL NATURA 2000 guidelines, 17 October 2008

H.E. Willem van Ee, ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bulgaria will hand over the final recommendations of the "Favorable Conservation Status for Natura 200 species and habitat type in Bulgaria" projects to the Deputy Minister of Environment and Waters Mr. Alexander Kostadinov.

For more information, please click here.

Neco Novellas in Sofia/Rousse - 10 - 11 October, 2008

On 10 December, Friday, Neco Novellas will surprise us with rhythmic jazz mix of African, Brazilian and European sound in the Sofia Military Club at 8 pm. On the next day, 11 December, his band is performing at the Rousse Opera House. The concerts take place in the framework of the Meet the World Festival and are supported by the Netherland Embassy in Sofia.

Tickets are available at the Ticket Center of the National Palace of Culture, online via the websites of Eventim, Ticketstreem and TicketPlus and in Piccadilly supermarkets and Germanos shops.

For more information about Neco Novellas, click here.

Sinterklaasviering 6 december 2008

Dit jaar zal wederom de traditionele Sinterklaasviering plaatsvinden bij de Nederlandse Ambassade in Sofia.

Alle Nederlandse kinderen woonachtig in Bulgarije en hun ouders zijn van harte welkom op zaterdag 6 december van 12.00 - 15.00 uur.

Als u een uitnodiging met meer informatie wilt ontvangen kunt u tot 15 november contact opnemen met Jolande van Koert van de Nederlandse ambassade

Tel.: 02-8160320, e-mail: Emailadres sof@minbuza.nl

A Seminar on Domestic Violence under the MATRA KAP programme

On 26 September Mr. Andri van Mens, advisor in JHA at the Netherlands Embassy in Sofia will address the closing session of the seminar for police inspectors in the framework of the Creation of a Model for Counteracting Domestic Violence in Dupnitsa Region MATRA project.

For additional information, please read the attached Adobe Acrobat PDF press release.

“Safeguarding Refugee Protection in Bulgaria” Conference

On Thursday, 25 September 2008, H.E. Willem van Ee, ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Sofia will address the starting conference of the “Safeguarding Refugee Protection in Bulgaria” project implemented by the Bulgarian and the Dutch Councils for Refugees with the financial support of the MATRA programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

For more information, please read the attached Adobe Acrobat PDF press release.

JAM ON IT Festival

The well renowned Dutch hip-hop group Sour Warriors famous for its unique dancing style is taking part in the JAM ON IT Festival in the period 19 – 22 September in Smoljan and Sofia with the kind support of the Netherlands embassy in Sofia. The young dancers will participate in the festival competition and organize workshops in its framework.

JAM ON IT is taking place for the 9th time in both cities. It’s organized by Sleepwalkingz, a young NGO crew working for the development of street arts and culture in young people’s life and society in Bulgaria.

The Sofia event is scheduled for 22 September at 19.30 in front of the National Palace of Culture. Access is free.

For more information, please go to the JAM ON IT Festival website.

Vratsa opent een nieuw bezoekerscentrum in de gevangenis

Donderdag 18 september zal in de gevangenis van Vratsa een nieuw bezoekerscentrum worden geopend. Dit gebeurt in het kader van een project ter verbetering van de bezoekerssystemen in de gevangenissen van Vratsa en Sofia. Het project wordt geïmplementeerd door de 'Prison Fellowship Bulgaria' met financiële steun van het Nederlandse Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken in het kader van het MATRA KAP programma van de ambassade.

Klik Adobe Acrobat PDF hier voor meer informatie.