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Milan/Ljubljana – The Slovenian street magazine Kings of the Street has received an award for the best street newspaper front page by the International Network of Street Papers. The people’s choice award, presented in Milan, Italy, on Friday, recognised a cover made by visual artist Samira Kentrić, the organisation said.

A 33-year-old Mexican artist Maria Portilla. Photo: Private archive

Portilla is also a co-founder of the Mexican street paper Mi Valedor, an independent magazine sold by people in socially vulnerable positions in Mexico City and which is a part of the International Network of Street Papers.

The Executive Director of BSMEPA Boyko Takov became Board Member of the International Network of Small and Medium Enterprises (INSME). This was announced during the 17th annual meeting of the organization, which took place between 9 and 10 December in Sofia.

The Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency and the Bulgarian Development Bank are co-organizers of the hybrid event, which will be held on December 9 and 10, 2021 at the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia, as well as online.

The Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) and the Serbian Embassy in Sofia have agreed to work towards further promotion of contacts between companies of Bulgaria and Serbia, to step-up exchange of experience and knowledge for the promotion of business between the two countries through the organization of joint initiatives.

Mr. Boyko Takov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) and Mr. Sergio Arzeni, President of the International Network for Small and Medium Enterprises (INSME), discussed the possibility for possible future cooperation. They spoke at the 15th Annual Meeting of INSME members, which took place on June 6 - 7, 2019, in Naples, Italy.