Invited by Mr. Petroslav Petrov, Director of EMC, the official Austrian delegation comprising Mr. Klaus Lorenz, vice-mayor of Baden and Tourism Director, Mr. Eng. Marcus Riydmayer, city councilor and member of the Regional Parliament and Mr. Helmut Prener, executive director of the COS Group Austria and partner of EMC,�partizipated�in the�Velingrad ceremony awarding the prize "Velingrad - Spa Capital of the Balkans".

The Austrian guests had�a meeting with�Mr. Ivan Lebanov,�mayor of Velingrad, to tie closer contacts between Baden and Velingrad, one of�the most important�tourist and SPA�resorts in Europe. The foundation of mutually beneficial partnership between the two countries in economic, social and cultural activities was built with these talks under the patronage of� Mrs. Erica Adenzamer, mayor of Baden.