On April 8, 2019, a team of Italian researchers visited the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology for the first work seminar organised as part of the project named: ‘Economy of Dedication. Comparative aspects of Institutions, Social Practices and Care for the Sick in Italy and Bulgaria from a historical perspective’. The topics of the individual research were presented and discussed, and the future activities of the research teams were set during the seminar.

The project is coordinated on the one side from Italy by the Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies - National Reseach Council - Naples, Italy with a project’s lead Prof. Paola Avalone; and from the Bulgarian side, by the projects’ lead from the IBSCT Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil.

 As part of the work visit, the members of the project were greeted by His Excellency Stephano Baldi, ambassador of the Republic of Italy in Bulgaria whom the researchers introduced to the aims and activities of the research project.