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Ruslan Zhechkov

I am an economist with 20 years of experience in green and circular economy. I conducted research and provided advice in numerous fields at the crossroad of environment and the economy, like transition to a low-carbon and circular economy, environmental infrastructure investments, waste and water management, sustainable urban transport, and other. I have worked extensively on applying sustainability in an urban and regional context.

I have worked for and in cooperation with high-profile clients such as DG Environment, DG Climate Action, DG Regional and Urban Policy, DG Research and Innovation, DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), the European Environmental Agency (EEA), the European Agency for SMEs (EASME), UN Environment, the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), and the Swiss, Dutch, German, US, Norwegian, Belarusian and Sri Lankan governments.

I have worked extensively in most of the countries of the European Union, the Western Balkans and Turkey, the Eastern Partnership countries, and other. I have worked with policy makers, utilities, financial institutions, NGOs, park managers, etc.


I obtained my MA in International Economics in the University of National and World Economy of Bulgaria. Later on, I obtained a Postgraduate Diploma from the Institute of Political Studies, Ecole des Mines (Mine ParisTech) of Paris and Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees (Ecole des Ponts ParisTech).

I am fluent in English, French, Bulgarian, Russian and I am experienced user of Serbian and Croatian.

Venelina Varbova

I am an economist with 14 years of experience in the field of management and implementation of environmental projects. I specialise in environmental economics, regional development and integration of environmental issues into Cohesion policy. I have policy expertise in adaptation to climate change, low-carbon economy, water, waste, strategic environmental investment planning. I have experience in coordinating the preparation of analytical reports and manuals on environmental topics including such related to climate change and green economy. I have worked with EU territorial cooperation programmes (INTERREG IVC, SEE Programme, CE Progarmme). I have coordinated the INTERREG IVC project Regions for Sustainable Change focused on climate change and is a co-author of several project outputs. I have worked on thematic capitalisation projects under CENTRAL EUROPE and INTERREG IVC Programmes, and currently is a thematic expert for environment and resource efficiency under Interreg Europe Policy learning platform. I have an in-depth knowledge of the features concerning ESIF instruments for 2014-2020.

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