Who are we?

Prof. Nikolay Marin, PhD

Project Coordinator

Biography

marin@law.swu.bg

He is a Professor in the Professional field: 3.6. Law at South-West University. He has a recognised record of international publications covering different aspects of the European Union and the European integration process incl. Data Protection. His main research interests include the data protection of European citizens, international law, national security, and EU law. During his academic career he has taught the following courses: Diplomatic and consular law, Public International Law and European Union Law.

Prof. Gabriela Belova, PhD

Team Member

Biography

gbelova@law.swu.bg

Professor in the Professional field: 3.6. Law at the SWU. She has a recognised record of international publications covering different aspects of the European Union and the European integration process incl. Data Protection. Her main research interests include international law, European integration and EU law, human rights law, especially human rights, and bioethics. Author of three books and numerous articles on various issues in the field of European and International law. During her academic career she has taught the following courses: International disputes and conflicts and EU Law

Prof. Preslav Dimitrov, PhD

Team Member

Biography

preslav.dimitrov@swu.bg

He worked as a consultant (project assistant) in the Project Implementation Team (PIT) of the Trade and Transport Facilitation Project in Southeast Europe (the TTFSE project – a project financed by the World Bank) at the Ministry of Finance of Bulgaria. He is the manager of numerous international projects. His main research interests include innovation in tourism, integration, and conjuncture in international markets. During his academic career, he taught the following subjects: Conjuncture of international markets; Tourist exhibitions and tourist supplies; Innovation in tourism.

Anna Hristova, PhD

Team Member

Biography

annahristova@law.swu.bg

Chief Assistant, Professor in the Professional field: 3.6. Law at the SWU. She has a recognised record of international publications covering different aspects of the European Union and the European integration process incl. Data Protection. Her main research interests include international law, integration, EU Law. During her academic career she has taught the following courses: EU environmental policy and Environmental law. She is a director of the European Documentation Center at the Faculty of Law and History.

Yordanka Noneva-Zlatkova, PhD

Team Member

Biography

noneva@law.swu.bg

Assistant, Professor in the Professional field: 3.6. Law at the SWU. She has a recognised record of international publications covering different aspects of the European Union and the European integration process incl. Data Protection. Her main research interests include international private law, integration, EU Law. During her academic career she has taught the following courses: International private law, Obligation law and Commercial Law. She has a prominent experience in implementation of EU projects, including Jean Monnet Module. She has great on Data protection.

Maria Paskaleva, PhD

Team Member

Biography

mariyapaskaleva@swu.bg

Chief Assistant Professor began her research and teaching career at the Faculty of Economics of SWU “Neofit Rilski”, Department of Finance and Accounting. She successfully defended her dissertation on “Risk management by sovereign credit default swaps (CDS) in the European context” in 2018. Her research interests are in the field of risk management, financial derivatives, stock markets, and financial crises. Winner of prizes in the academic competitions “Dr. Ivanka Petkova” and “Young Economist”. The CV is attached to the project application.