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At its meeting on 15 December, 2006, CESI’s
Board unanimously agreed to the Bulgarian trade union Promyana joining CESI.
Promyana was established in 1997 and currently brings together 39 trade unions
and professional associations. The Bulgarian delegation was made up of Velichka Romanova, Dimitar Gueorguiev and the President, Dimitar Dimanov. Following the vote, the latter observed: "We came as guests and leave as a new member of the family of independent trade unions." CESI General Secretary Helmut Müllers also expressed how pleased he was to welcome Promyana: "Just days before Bulgaria joins the EU, we can extend our base in this new Member State. We want to play an active role in helping our Bulgarian colleagues to successfully complete the further period of adjustment as well as play our part in ensuring that trade union rights and trade union pluralism continue to be upheld in Bulgaria. The same applies to Romania. The Board has therefore agreed to commence affiliation negotiations with the Romanian trade union CSN Meridian." |
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