Contribution of Poland's EU Presidency for Modern Europe
30 Dec '11
5 min read
The following honored European patronage for establishment through H.E. Michael HUMPHRYES, Ambassador of the EU and Leader of the Delegation of the EC in Bulgaria and his priceless advices with official letter from March 07, 2007, give a start of the lovely initiative followed by initiation in Bulgarian Parliament on the eve of the Day of Europe and establishment on May 18-19, 2007 in the Ancient Plovdiv.
11 countries are founders through their fashion NGOs: 7 of the EU as full members and they are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Romania and 4 in Europe and as associate members are: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Norway.
In September 2008 Iceland and the Netherlands were joined and in September 2010 4 more countries: Malta, Armenia, Latvia and the Czech Republic, the newest associated partner in April 2011 is Sweden, and currently they are 18. As a new phase of expansion, every European country will open its exclusive representation according to the program and objectives of the EFC, United and Powerful Fashion Europe.
The headquarters of the new European institution is in the Ancient Plovdiv, where EFC was established – the first European city and fifth ancient in the world, and the President is the National Fashion Chamber of Bulgaria, represented by Nadya VALEVA, who is also President of the European Fashion Council.
Today, the European design community rejoices and makes a deep bow to the President of the European Parliament Mr. Jerzy BUZEK, the Prime Minister of Poland Mr. Donald TUSK and President of European Commission Mr. José Manuel BARROSO, with tears of joy in the eyes because of the admission to the European family, that is why the European Fashion Council is created and ready for public launch of the 127 series of fashion activities program "Fashion Europe", adopted by the European Commission to support the strategy "EUROPA2020."
This grandiose announcement is Polish doing and a wonderful finale for the activities of this period of Polish EU Presidency as part of the history of the EU. It will remain forever in the minds of millions of Europeans and the rest of the world as the greatest achievement in the development of "European Union of Arts and Ideas" by virtue of the fashion and fashion design as an innovative policy, art, culture, education, humanitarian and charitable activity.