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  RESEARCH ON THE PROCESSES OF INTEGRATION AND DIFFERENTIATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

  The international regional integration and the processes taking place at the economic formations have been the subject of numerous economic, political and sociological studies since the 1950s. The core question that arises, in this regard, is if there can be noticed occurrence of processes, contradictory to the integration – processes of ... The international regional integration and the processes taking place at the economic formations have been the subject of numerous economic, political and sociological studies since the 1950s. The core question that arises, in this regard, is if there can be noticed occurrence of processes, contradictory to the integration – processes of differentiation and disintegration. The purpose of the study is to examine the processes of integration and differentiation within the European Union and the factors for their occurrence and development. The paper presents an analysis of the European integration process as well as a study on the factors, influencing the stability in the EU. Analyzed are the foreign trade flows of a group of Eastern European countries that are EU members – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia. The direction of the foreign trade connections of these countries with countries within the EU, as well as with non-EU countries, is examined as a factor for development of differentiation in the EU. The paper argues that the redirection of foreign trade flows from a group of certain Eastern European countries that are EU Member States, to non-EU countries, could be examined as a factor for the occurrence of processes of differentiation within the EU

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  POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETING NETWORKS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR IN BULGARIA

  Over the last decade the study of inter-company networks in marketing science has become topical. The concept of these formations is developing, and their manifestations in practice define their specificity and seek opportunities for their development in economic sectors. Being one of the strategic priorities of the national economy, tourism ... Over the last decade the study of inter-company networks in marketing science has become topical. The concept of these formations is developing, and their manifestations in practice define their specificity and seek opportunities for their development in economic sectors. Being one of the strategic priorities of the national economy, tourism creates conditions for the emergence of marketing networks, which are the subject of this study. The main purpose of this paper is to bring the major intercompany factors (problems and motivation) that form the development potential of tourism marketing networks in Bulgaria. To achieve this objective the following tasks were performed: to present the concept of marketing networks; to clarify the specifics of these networks in the tourism sector; to characterize marketing activities in the tourism sector in a practical aspect; to reveal the status of existing marketing networks in Bulgarian tourism; to define the key problem areas of developed tourism marketing networks; to clarify the attitudes (motivation) of tourist organizations for participation in marketing networks. The thesis argued is that there is potential for positive development of marketing networks in the tourism sector in Bulgaria. The contributions involve revealing the manifestations of marketing networks in tourism, opening of existing marketing networks and confirming that there are incentives to build and progressively develop marketing networks of tourism companies

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  FOREST POLICY AND ITS ROLE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

  The issue of forest policy is topical in terms of the European policy implemented (including in Bulgaria) and the importance of forests and their role in climate change mitigation, the opportunities for employment creation and earning an income from the resources extracted from forest territories, etc. This paper aims to study and identify ... The issue of forest policy is topical in terms of the European policy implemented (including in Bulgaria) and the importance of forests and their role in climate change mitigation, the opportunities for employment creation and earning an income from the resources extracted from forest territories, etc. This paper aims to study and identify opportunities for forest policy implementation regarding the economic development of the agricultural sector. It is defined by the following tasks: studying the theory and practice of the relevant issues; familiarizing with the European and national legislation on forest policy; identifying the problems and highlighting the role of the forest sector for climate change mitigation and environment conservation; reflecting the state of the national forest sector; proposals and conclusions regarding the need for sustainable management of the forest sector. The object of the study is forest policy. The subject of the study is the role of the forest policy for the economic development of the agricultural sector. The research thesis follows from the need to implement a consistent forest policy – a prerequisite for the economic development of the agricultural sector