The Foundation for Local Government Reform is an independent professional resource centre supporting local democracy, founded by a group of mayors in 1995.
When it comes to:
· Dialogue, consensus and joint initiatives
· Professional training and development
· Tailored, need based information
· Grant management and technical assistance
· International cooperation and networking
· Facilitating business linkages
You have FLGR - a partner striving for a positive and lasting change!
FLGR:
Was founded by a group of mayors in 1995;
Has a team of 15 experienced professionals;
Has a Broad network of external experts;
FLGR’s Board of Directors consists of 5 members;
Owns an office in Sofia and has a branch in Smolyan;
Has experience in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Romania and Serbia and Montenegro.
FLGR’s Expertise is in the spheres of:
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Economic Development
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Regional and Local Development
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European Integration
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Project Development and Grant Management
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Administrative Services
Economic Development and Marketing of Bulgarian Municipalities:
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Professional economic capacity development (trained more than 102 LED municipal specialists, 51 of them – certified);
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Municipality, Ready for Business Certification (33 municipalities certified);
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Marketing of Municipalities – creation of marketing profiles, participation in international fora, possibility for participation in the marketing website www.invest.bg and publicity of local companies;
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Accumulation, guidance and и processing of investors’ requests.
Results 2003 – 2006:
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120 million Euros of new investment,
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more than 20 million Euros of investment for expansion of local companies; and
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2,500 new jobs
Financial Plan for Development and Reconstruction of the Municipal Infrastructure:
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Beginning - Golden, CO, USA, and Bulgarian municipalities of Veliko Tarnovo and Plovdiv;
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Financial Plan for Development and Reconstruction of street network – Svishtov, Svilengrad, Berkovitsa, Sevlievo, Gorna Oryahovitsa;
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Financial Plan for Development and Reconstruction of municipal road network – Toundzha and Straldzha.
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5 Regional Community Fora concerning the cultural-historical heritage;
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Intermunicipal Forum on Operational Program “Regional Development 2007-201”;
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2 Regional Community Fora concerning sustainable rural development and the LEADER approach.
FLGR - Interim Secretariat of the National Rural Network:
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National information campaigns on: on Development Opportunities in Rural Areas in Bulgaria: EU Policy and Application of Leader Approach; business opportunities in the framework of the National Programme for Rural Development 2007-2013; Formation of National Rural Network;
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National Conference entitled "First Steps of the National Rural Network”;
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Trained specialists in the methodology of creating LAG under LEADER approach;
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Public register of the Network participants – more than 850 participants.
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Was founded in 2003
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Qualification courses jointly with the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and the American University in Bulgaria;
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Trainings on demand;
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Has delivered more than 600 training seminars with overall 12 000 participants.
From е-Municipality to е-Government:
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Technical and Financial Assistance to building 101 Customer service centers;
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Integrated administrative services on local level, 2005 – Pilot in Gabrovo and Teteven;
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“Improving administrative service provision in the City of Sofia” 2005-2006;
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“Complex administrative services in the e-Region Blagoevgrad ” 2006;
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“e-Region Smolyan through the T-centers network” 2006.
Information channels:
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Website www.flgr.bg
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Marketing website www.invest.bg
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e-weekly (in Bulgarian with more than 7.700 subscribers);
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e-Brief (in English, monthly with more than 500 subscribers);