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Director for Legal and Internal Affairs |
Professional Experience
- 7 October 2011 – Present - Director for Legal and Internal Affairs of SELEC
- January 2011 - 6 October 2011 - Head of Legal and Internal Department SECI Center
- October 2004 – January 2011 - Head of European Affairs Department, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria
- 1997 - October 2004 Director - European Legal Integration Directorate, Ministry of Justice
- Head of the Bulgarian team - Chapter "Company Law" within the negotiations for accession of Bulgaria to the European Union
- Member of the Bulgarian team - Chapter "Justice and Home Affairs" within the negotiations for accession of Bulgaria to the European Union
- Member of the Co-ordination Council for the preparation of the Republic of Bulgaria for accession to the EU
- 1992 - 1997 Chief Legal Advisor, INTERHOTELI AD, Sofia
- 1985 - 1992 Chief Legal Advisor, NARMAG, Sofia
- 1981 - 1985 Chief Legal Advisor, Balkantourist, Albena
- 1980 - 1981 Judge, Regional Court Dobrich
Education and training
- 1970 - 1975 French School
- 1975 - 1980 Sofia University "St Kliment Ohridski" - Law Faculty, ML Master degree in Law
- 1983 - Sofia University "St Kliment Ohridski" Legal Aspects of the International Relations - postgraduate study
- 1993 Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights and the Instruments of the International Legal Cooperation
- 1993 Practice at Legal Firm-Strasbourg, France
- 1998 College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium Intensive course of European Law
- 1998 King’s College - London, Law and Practice of Treaties Course
- 1999 Ecole Nationale d'Administration- France
- September- 2000, January - March 2001 Asser Institute - Netherlands, Training Course on EU Legislation and Practice
- 2002 - 2003 - European Institute of Public Administration - Train the Trainers in Community Law
- 2004 Patent Office - USA, Intellectual property rights protection
- 2005 Course of Intellectual property rights protection
- Participation in international fora on Bulgarian and European legislation and practice, including SELEC Convention Expert Working Group, as Head of the Bulgarian delegation, Conference de Montreal, Canada etc.
- 2013, June – International Fellows Program, USA
Personal Skills and Competences
Languages
- Native: Bulgarian
- English: Excellent
- French: Excellent
- Russian: Good
Computer skills
Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and Power Point)
Lecturer
- Since 2001 - National Institute of Justice
- 2007 Institute of Public Administration and European Integration
- 2007 Universite de Montreal - Quebec, Canada
Awards
- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 - Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria - prize for work related the membership of Bulgaria to the EU
- 2007 - Official Gratitude from the Deputy Minister Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria
- 2007 - Official Gratitude from the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria
- 2007 - Justice Security Liberty - Gold Medal
- 2009, 2010 - Official Gratitude from the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria
- 2011 - Plaque and Certificate for Appreciation for Outstanding Services and Dedication to the Mission of SECI Center
Publications
- The harmonization of Bulgarian legislation as an important aspect of the integration process of the Republic of Bulgaria 1999, Editor
- Legal Aspects of the Foreign Investments in Bulgaria, Germany 2000
- Harmonization of the Bulgarian legislation with the EU law in the area of the Company law - 2000
- European Convention on Human Rights - Legal Aspects and Judicial practice, Editor - 2003
- European Union Enlargement, Bulgarian Accession to the EU - legal aspect , Canada - 2004
- The negotiations Bulgaria - EU, Bulletin Europa - 2004
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Bulletin "Legal European Integration" - 2001 - 2004
