“The process of accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development will encourage reforms and have the transformative power that Bulgaria needs.”, said the acting Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria in his speech at the Ministers meeting of the OECD Council in Paris.
According to him the efforts in all priority policies on national and EU level – education, digitalization, green transition, circular economy – will guarantee and be an impetus for successful finalization of the negotiations for joining OECD.
During the Paris meeting the Bulgarian prime minister talked to the General Secretary of the organization Mathias Cormann. He ensured Mr. Cormann that our country wishes to undergo as many reviews as possible at the OECD Committees, this was noted by the government press center. „„We strive to achieve the recommendations that we have received”said the prime minister.
The progress of Bulgaria in the OECD accession process will be one of the highlights of the forum, organized by Transparency International – Bulgaria on May 15-th 2024. The OECD Global Report on Corporate Sustainbility for 2024 will be presented by Mr. Hendrik Bosshammer, economic analyst at OECD.
Which are the international business integrity standards and which are the good practices in the context of the global frame of the UN Goals for sustainable development and European legal framework for sustainability reporting. This is the topic for the firs panel of the discussion.
The second discussion panel will focus on the importance of the new regulations for sustainable investment and financial climate. Regional and international experts, representatives of businesses, financial sector and academia will take part in it.
Mr. Francois Valerian, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transpareny International will be a guest of the event. He has years of experience in the counteraction of various forms of corruption – illegal cashflows, political ethics and strategic court cases. Among the lectors is also Mrs. Kaunain Rahman, Business Integrity Specialist at Transparency International Secretariat. The Forum starts at 10.00, on May 15-th 2024 at Sofia Balkan Hotel, , Sredets Hall..
