20.10.2005
On 20 October 2005 the business associations in the mining industry of the Balkan countries held their meeting in Sofia. The Bulgarian Mining Chamber, member of the BIA, initiated and organized the form.
The meeting was attended by 25 representatives of business associations from Albania, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Monte Negro, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia.
The participants have decided to establish a Balkan association of the mining business which will assist and support the information and best practices exchange between the associations in the Balkan countries.
