REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SLIVEN REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND CONNECTIVITY

This article is dedicated to one of the 28 districts of the Republic of Bulgaria, which in the last 200 years have always made a serious contribution to the Bulgarian state administration by introducing new industries, developing culture and innovations. This presentation is related to the presentation of the district of Sliven and its adjacent municipalities, examining the relief, connectivity, as well as the models of administrative service to the population and functioning of the settlements. The article reviews the spatial development, economy, agriculture, development of modern and effective regional infrastructure. Sliven district has the necessary deficits, but also opportunities by activating the local potential to develop as one of the pillars of local economic development. Although traditionally rural areas are associated with agriculture, today these regions offer a wide range of business opportunities, thanks to the development of technology, tourism, the processing industry and other sectors. The important thing in our case is to show the individual poles of development, as well as the need to realize regional development as a true national priority for the present and future in the Sliven region.