The Directorate General of European countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was affixed on the Ministerial Decree on the granting of a contribution as provided by law n.212/92 for a project-oriented training for 21 public officials of the Republic of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute and the Institute for Public Administration and European Integration partnered during the 6 month training period. The training was subdivided into a General Section and a Specialized Section for a total of 105 hours of training. The General Section was held in Sofia from the 4-8 of April, 2005. The Specialized Section was held in Rome from the 2-13 of May, 2005.