The new Bulgarian representative to the EU Stanislav Daskalov, was born in 1952. Daskalov is a graduate of the Moscow Institute of International Economic Relations. He is former minister of foreign affairs from 1993 to 1994 in the government of professor Berov and deputy minister of trade from 1991 to 1993 in the governments of Dimitar Popov, Philip Dimitrov and professor Lyuben Berov. He was chief negotiator of Bulgaria’s Europe Agreement in 1992 and of Bulgaria’s Agreement with EFTA states from 1992 to 1993. He worked in the private business sector from 1995 to 1998. He was President of the Board of the European Institute, which he founded with Nikolay Mladenov in April 1999. He was also President of the European Movement-Bulgaria, member of the Boards of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Foundation FAEL and the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria. He was chief negotiator of Bulgaria’s Europe Agreement in 1992 and Director of Bulgaria’s Agreement with EFTA states from 1992 to 1993. He was also Bulgaria’s chief negotiator for GATT accession from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Daskalov was Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in 1993 and the first representative of an East European state who served as Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 1994. Mr. Daskalov speaks English and Russian and has publications on European integration, foreign and trade policy. Stanislav Daskalov is married and has two daughters.

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