MEETING OF FIP BOARD WITH MEMBER – FEDERATIONS OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE
There is a practice of F.I.P. Board to hold its meetings in different regions and to meet with local representatives of member federations. It was proposed to the Union of the Bulgarian Philatelists to organize such a meeting on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Bulgaria’s membership in F.I.P. Our guests were the F.I.P. Board Members: Mr. Tay Peng Hian, RDP, President, Mr. Bernard Beston, Vice-President, Mr. Bernard Jimenez, Vice-President, Mr. Prakob Chirakiti, Director, Mr. Yigal Nathaniel, Director and Mr. Aldo Samamé y Samamé, Director.
Bulgaria is an active member of the Balkanphila Group, which unites the Balkan federations. The first exhibition of the group was held in 1965 in Varna, Bulgaria. Currently, the group consists of 11 federations, 9 of which are FEPA members. All Balkan federations were invited to the meeting as well as federations from Eastern Europe. Finally, Presidents and representatives of Bulgaria – Mr. Spas Panchev, Romania – Mr. Serban Draguseanu and Mr. Ferenz Ambrus, Croatia – Mr. Nenad Rogina, Serbia – Mr. Alexandar Boricic, Russia – Mr. Sergey Eftushenko, Montenegro – Capt. Tomo Katuric, and Turkey – Mr. Edip Agaogullari met in Sofia. On April 15th, the Presidents and representatives of the federations introduced the activities of their federations and presented to the F.I.P. Board the challenges they were facing. The main issues raised by them include:
The possibility of working with organizing committees to reduce the frame fees of world stamp exhibitions so that more exhibitors could participate. It has been recommended that the frame fees be in the range of $ 50- $ 60, and exhibits awarded a Vermeil or less to pay lower fees.
The need for more support from FIP to conduct more seminars for exhibitors of member federations, other than conducting seminars at international or world stamp exhibitions.
Create an organization to create and share strategies for working with young people to attract them to the hobby.
Work to develop Africa as a continental federation.
On April 16th F.I.P. Board realized their Board meeting and in the evening the Board members also had a Royal Audience of the President of Honor of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists H.M. King Simeon II of Bulgaria.
H.M. King Simeon II of Bulgaria, second from left, shares his passion for philately with Mr Spas Panchev and FIP Board members.
On April 17th The President of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists Mr. Spas Panchev organized meetings – talks of F.I.P. Board members with the Deputy Ministers of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, where the future development of philately in Bulgaria was discussed. It was recommended that schools to return the philately workshops. Minister of Culture awarded the F.I.P. President Mr. Tay with the Sign of Honor “The Thracian Mask of King Teres”.
F.I.P. Board members were also received by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Rumen Radev. Mr. Tay was awarded by the President and by the Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament with their Signs of Honor for his contribution to the world philately.
Boncho Bonev
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Pedro Vaz Pereira , specialist in the research of the 1st Portuguese Republic (1910-1926) presented on the 16th of May a new book in this framework at the Portuguese Academy of History, “The Secular Republican Missions and the Historical and Missionaries Misconceptions of the Catholic Church”.
Along its 344 pages describes these new aspects of the Portuguese History.
Pedro Vaz Pereira, President of the Portuguese Federation of Philately and Honorary President of FEPA, is also Honorary Academician of the Portuguese Academy of History.
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We received the kind offer of Mr. Frank Walton RDP FRPSL, Chairman of the London 2020 Organising Committee, to host the 2020 FEPA Congress at the new Royal premises at 15 Abchurch Lane.
Here you can see some of the rooms that could be used for the Congress at the present state. It is planned to do an important reform that will improve even more the facilities.
According to the FEPA Statutes this has to be decided at the 2019 FEPA Congress.
Facade of the impressive building
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Federations of South East Europe meet in Sofia with FIP Board
MEETING OF FIP BOARD WITH MEMBER – FEDERATIONS OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE
There is a practice of F.I.P. Board to hold its meetings in different regions and to meet with local representatives of member federations. It was proposed to the Union of the Bulgarian Philatelists to organize such a meeting on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Bulgaria’s membership in F.I.P. Our guests were the F.I.P. Board Members: Mr. Tay Peng Hian, RDP, President, Mr. Bernard Beston, Vice-President, Mr. Bernard Jimenez, Vice-President, Mr. Prakob Chirakiti, Director, Mr. Yigal Nathaniel, Director and Mr. Aldo Samamé y Samamé, Director.
Bulgaria is an active member of the Balkanphila Group, which unites the Balkan federations. The first exhibition of the group was held in 1965 in Varna, Bulgaria. Currently, the group consists of 11 federations, 9 of which are FEPA members. All Balkan federations were invited to the meeting as well as federations from Eastern Europe. Finally, Presidents and representatives of Bulgaria – Mr. Spas Panchev, Romania – Mr. Serban Draguseanu and Mr. Ferenz Ambrus, Croatia – Mr. Nenad Rogina, Serbia – Mr. Alexandar Boricic, Russia – Mr. Sergey Eftushenko, Montenegro – Capt. Tomo Katuric, and Turkey – Mr. Edip Agaogullari met in Sofia. On April 15th, the Presidents and representatives of the federations introduced the activities of their federations and presented to the F.I.P. Board the challenges they were facing. The main issues raised by them include:
The need for more support from FIP to conduct more seminars for exhibitors of member federations, other than conducting seminars at international or world stamp exhibitions.
Create an organization to create and share strategies for working with young people to attract them to the hobby.
Work to develop Africa as a continental federation.
On April 16th F.I.P. Board realized their Board meeting and in the evening the Board members also had a Royal Audience of the President of Honor of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists H.M. King Simeon II of Bulgaria.
H.M. King Simeon II of Bulgaria, second from left, shares his passion for philately with Mr Spas Panchev and FIP Board members.
On April 17th The President of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists Mr. Spas Panchev organized meetings – talks of F.I.P. Board members with the Deputy Ministers of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, where the future development of philately in Bulgaria was discussed. It was recommended that schools to return the philately workshops. Minister of Culture awarded the F.I.P. President Mr. Tay with the Sign of Honor “The Thracian Mask of King Teres”.
F.I.P. Board members were also received by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Rumen Radev. Mr. Tay was awarded by the President and by the Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament with their Signs of Honor for his contribution to the world philately.
Boncho Bonev
New book of Pedro Vaz Pereira on the First Republic of Portugal
Pedro Vaz Pereira , specialist in the research of the 1st Portuguese Republic (1910-1926) presented on the 16th of May a new book in this framework at the Portuguese Academy of History, “The Secular Republican Missions and the Historical and Missionaries Misconceptions of the Catholic Church”.
Along its 344 pages describes these new aspects of the Portuguese History.
Pedro Vaz Pereira, President of the Portuguese Federation of Philately and Honorary President of FEPA, is also Honorary Academician of the Portuguese Academy of History.
Invitation to host the 2020 FEPA Congress in London on occasion of LONDON 2020
We received the kind offer of Mr. Frank Walton RDP FRPSL, Chairman of the London 2020 Organising Committee, to host the 2020 FEPA Congress at the new Royal premises at 15 Abchurch Lane.
Here you can see some of the rooms that could be used for the Congress at the present state. It is planned to do an important reform that will improve even more the facilities.
According to the FEPA Statutes this has to be decided at the 2019 FEPA Congress.
Facade of the impressive building