Glavbolgarstroy Holding AD

EU Legislative Interests

We are closely following the debate on EU level with regards to the European Green Deal, as well as any legislative amendments in Construction Regulations, the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations, Regulation on EU Gas package, etc.

Communication Activities

GBS has an operational EU Liaison office in Brussels for dialogue and exchange of experience. Our Representation in Brussels seeks to contribute to the involvement of the company in discussions relating to the development of the industry and the monitoring of the progress on current issues in the sector. In addition to the communication opportunity with a wider range of stakeholders, the Holding also relys on the EU Representative office for providing access to ideas from the European community, examples of modern approaches and innovative technologies for the construction industry. On December 04, 2019, GBS organised a 50-ty Years Anniversary Cocktail in Brussels (Belgium). The event was attended by representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament. On February 22, 2022, the Brussels-based pan-European media network EURACTIV, in partnership and with the GBS Representative Office in Brussels, organised the conference: "(Re)Constructing Europe: What Challenges Are Member States Facing?". The event took place in a virtual (online) format and focused on topics related to the new economic and environmental challenges facing the construction sector in Europe and in particular in the South East Europe region. Panelists in the conference were: Fulvia Raffaelli, Head of Unit Construction, DG GROW, European Commission; Tsvetelina Penkova MEP, Member ITRE and REGI Committee, European Parliament; Csaba Borboly, Member ENVE Committee, Committee of the Regions; Gonzalo Sánchez, Policy Officer for Circular economy and Carbon neutrality in the Building sector, EEB; Domenico Campogrande, Director General, FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation); Kalin Peshov, Vice-Chairman of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber & Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Glavbolgarstroy AD. Further information regarding the event could be found on the following website: https://events.euractiv.com/event/info/reconstructing-europe-what-challenges-are-member-states-facing On February 17, 2025 in the European Parliament was organized a roundtable discussion hosted by Tsvetelina Penkova MEP, Vice-Chair of ITRE Committee, European Parliament in partnership with Glavbolgarstroy (GBS). The topic of the event was: "EU-US Energy Dialogue". On February 17, 2025, GBS in collaboration with the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) held in the headquarters of FIEC in Brussels the conference: "Building the Future: EU/ US Perspectives on Innovation, Technology Deployment, Circular Construction and Sustainable Energy". Among the speakers of the forum were: Ms. Eva MAYDELL, MEP & Vice-Chair EU-US delegation; Ms. Tsvetelina PENKOVA, MEP & Vice-Chair, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), European Parliament; Larry BUCSHON, Former Member of U.S. House of Representatives and Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; Ms. Donna SHALALA, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; etc. On December 02, 2025, GBS attended the event: "High-Level Implementation Dialogue on the functioning of the construction ecosystem in the EU" convened by the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné. The meeting brought together key stakeholders from the sector to discuss how EU policies can better reflect the real needs of the industry and strengthen its competitiveness and resilience.

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

Glavbolgarstroy Holding AD is a member of the following Bulgarian industry/trade associations: - Bulgarian Construction Chamber - https://ksb.bg/chlenove/, - American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria - https://amcham.bg/member - The German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GBITC) - https://bulgarien.ahk.de/bg/mitglieder/mitgliederverzeichnis/, etc. GBS is also a member of the following international industry/trade associations: - European Clean Hydrogen Alliance - https://www.ech2a.eu/ - World Economic Forum - https://www.weforum.org/ - Business Council for International Understanding - https://bciu.org/ - Eurogas - https://eurogas.eu/ - Build Europe - https://buildeurope.net/ - IPLOCA - https://www.iploca.com/ - European Demolition Association - https://www.europeandemolition.org/ - European Decontamination Institute - https://www.decontaminationinstitute.org/ - Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils - https://www.thegfcc.org/

Organisation Members

The main companies within the GBS corporate group are: - Glavbolgarstroy Holding AD - Glavbolgarstroy International AD - GBS Infrastructure AD - Glavbolgarstroy AD - GBS Plovdiv AD - GBS Energy Solutions AD - G Hotels EAD - GBS Invest EAD - GBS Engineering AD