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It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia, and Macedonia to the west, Greece, and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometers (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th largest country. It is a member of the European Union.</p> <p>Bulgaria's population of 7.2 million people is predominantly urbanized and mainly concentrated in the administrative centers of its 28 provinces.</p> <p>ESCP Bulgarian community is getting more <span class="x_gmail-VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="x_gmail-JLqJ4b x_gmail-ChMk0b">recognizable</span></span>. The awareness is growing due to advertisements during the annual surgical congresses. ESCP membership is getting more and more desirable considering the opportunities for education and fellowship.<br aria-hidden="true" /></p> <p>In 2019 we have established <strong>the Bulgarian Society of Coloproctology</strong> - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcoloproctology-bg.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cescp%40mci-group.com%7Cc1974e74d6bc4a85f51b08da16650f86%7Cac144e41800148f09e1c170716ed06b6%7C0%7C0%7C637846920546906512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=K5hmT16HqSCYSFqsYWFM46Gpk5%2Fr8vSXzTrmcl2nSN4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: <a href="/ coloproctology-bg="">http://coloproctology-bg.com/.</a> </p> <p><strong>ESCP National Representative</strong>: Martin Karamanliev<br aria-hidden="true" /></p> </div> <div> <p>Здравейте,</p> <p>Европейското дружество по колопроктология (ESCP) е най-голямата към момента организация в Европа занимаваща се с проблемите в тази област. Основни цели на организацията са осигуряване на висококачествени обучения и обмяна на опит. Работи се върху създаване на общоевропейски стандарти и ръководства за лечението на заболяванията на колона, ректума и перинеалното пространство.  ESCP ежегодно организира най-голямата колопроктологична среща в Европа.</p> <p>Може да се присъедините към ESCP и да получите достъп до възможностите, които дружеството представя тук: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.escp.eu.com%2Fmembers%2Fjoin&data=04%7C01%7Cescp%40mci-group.com%7Cc1974e74d6bc4a85f51b08da16650f86%7Cac144e41800148f09e1c170716ed06b6%7C0%7C0%7C637846920546906512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=aL2qaiS1YX6eWhQHrg5NsF0N5o4NuzcPKnf8SA%2F9lTM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: <a href="/>https://www.escp.eu.com/members/join.</a>  </p> <p>А повече информация относно възможностите за обучение и обявените стипендии може да откриете тук: <a 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