Branch organizations

The Bulgarian Industrial Association implements its activity through its basic structural units - branch chambers and regional associations. Presently, over 100 branch (sector) organizations from various industrial areas and branches are members of BIA, practically covering all sectors of the Bulgarian economy. Their representatives participate also in the working groups at the ministries and institutions preparing draft laws and harmonizing the Bulgarian legislation with the EU one. Forty-six branch organizations, members of BIA, constitute the main representatives of the employers in Bulgaria who actively participate in the social dialogue at a branch level and sign sector or branch collective agreements with representatives of trade unions.

32 branch organizations are members not only of BIA but also of the respective European institutions some of which are:

• EUROMIN, EUROCOAL, CEPMC - Bulgarian Chamber of Mining and Geology;
• CLITRAVI, UICBV - Association of Meat Processors in Bulgaria;
• EDA - Bulgarian Association of Dairy Processors;
• AIBI - Branch Chamber of Industrial Bread Producers;
• CEFIC, ECEG - Bulgarian Chamber of Chemical Industry;
• ORGALIME - Bulgarian Association of Electrical Engineering and Electronics;
• EUROWINDOOR - Bulgarian Doors and Windows Association;
• FIEC - Bulgarian Construction Chamber;
• EUROFAIR, EUROMETAL, CEEMET - Bulgarian Association of the Metallurgical Industry
• UEA, CEI-Bois - Branch Chamber of Woodworking and Furniture Industry;
• CIAA - Bulgarian Association of Food and Drink Industry;
• EUROTEX - Bulgarian Association for Textile and Ready-to-Wear Clothes, Bulgarian Association of Apparel and Textile Producers and Exporters;
• FIATA - Bulgarian Association for Freight Forwarding, Transport and Logistics.

BIA and a number of branch organizations supported the proposal of the Ministry of Economy and Energy and initiated the establishment of industrial clusters as a new way to enhance competitiveness of the Bulgarian producers, in line with the EU Lisbon Strategy.